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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
8 inch/45 Mark 6 gun
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1906–
Quantity
148
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1906
- Combat Weight18,832.565 kg
- Travel Weight19,044 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre203 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)45
- Ordnance Typenaval gun / coastal artillery / railway gun
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)32 km
- Muzzle Velocity866 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)2
- Elevation-7° to +45°
- Traverse*−135° to +135° naval mounts * 360° army M1A1 mount
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight118 kg
- Ammunition Typesarmor-piercing, high-explosive
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility4MOD.4
- Self-PropelledNo
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length9.144 m
▲Production1MOD.1
- Total Production148
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1906Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
120
years in service
148
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
8 INCH/45 MARK 6 GUN · CONFLICTS SERVED IN50% win
Total Conflicts
2
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
50FIELD GUNS8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS1489UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS112PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
A breech mechanism in artillery where the screw threads are interrupted to allow quick opening and closing of the breech.
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