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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 M1888
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · WORLD WAR I
49
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
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
◎General3MOD.3
- Service Entry Year1898
- Combat Weight15,287 kg
- Carriage TypeBarbette Mount
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre203 mm
- Ordnance TypeCoast defense gun
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Maximum Range (standard)21.85 km
- Elevationdisappearing: 12 degrees,; railway: 42 degrees
- Traversedisappearing: 120 degrees,; railway: 360 degrees
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight146.5 kg
- Ammunition TypesAP, AP shot & shell, HE
- HE RoundYes
◆Mobility1MOD.1
▤Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length12.34 m
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Production96
- Production Start1,888 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production started
108
years in service
96
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
216FIELD GUNS49WORLD WAR I · FIELD GUNS2365UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS187PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A barbette mount is a fixed or limited-traverse artillery carriage that elevates the gun above its platform, allowing high-angle fire while restricting lateral movement.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A breech mechanism in artillery where the screw threads are interrupted to allow quick opening and closing of the breech.
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