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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
Hughes Breech-loading cannon
Category
Production
1862–1865
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
28
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
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 Year1862
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance3MOD.3
- Calibre38.1 mm
- Ordnance Typebreech-loading cannon
- Breech TypeSliding Block
▣Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length1.207 m
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1862Production started
- 1865Production ended
164
years in service
3
years in production
04 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is mounted between two wheels with a box-like structure connecting them.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
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