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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the towed artillery & mortars category.
01 / Overview
Model 1880
Category
Country
Production
1880–1918
Quantity
1,880
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the towed artillery & mortars category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Service Entry Year1880
- Combat Weight4,240 kg
- Travel Weight4,240 kg
- Crew12
- Carriage TypeGarrison / Fixed Mount
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre240 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)9
- Ordnance TypeSeparate loading bagged charges
- Breech TypeDe Bange Mechanism
- Recoil SystemHydraulic
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)7 km
- Muzzle Velocity300 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)0.33
- Elevation-5° to +60°
- Traversemle 1880: Manual; mle 1880/1891: 42°; mle 1880 ACS: 42°
◇Ammunition4MOD.4
- Projectile Weight98 kg
- HE RoundYes
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse teams or artillery tractor
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length1.98 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production330
- Production Start1,880 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1880Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production ended
146
years in service
38
years in production
1,880
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 7 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries7country
05 / MASS Score
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS RANKING Towed Artillery & Mortars · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
281TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS572FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS214PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTowed Artillery & Mortarscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A screw-type breech mechanism for artillery, featuring a interrupted-thread breech block that seals the chamber via obturation, used in 19th-century French cannons.
A fixed mount or garrison artillery refers to a weapon system permanently emplaced for defensive or coastal fortification duties, not designed for mobile deployment.
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
Operated, moved, or controlled by fluid pressure, typically oil, used in mechanisms like recoil systems to absorb and manage energy.
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