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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
Ordnance BL 12 pounder 6 cwt
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
64
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
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
◎General6MOD.6
- Service Entry Year1894
- Combat Weight914 kg
- Travel Weight914 kg
- Crew6
- Carriage TypePole Trail
- In ServiceNo
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre76.2 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)22
- Ordnance TypeBL (breech-loading) field gun
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Spring
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance6MOD.6
- Minimum Range0 km
- Maximum Range (standard)5.2 km
- Muzzle Velocity483 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)7
- Elevation-8° to 16°
- Traversenil
◇Ammunition9MOD.9
- Projectile Weight5.7 kg
- Ammunition TypesShrapnel shell (HE, smoke, illumination not stated)
- Charge Zones1
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse teams
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length1.8 m
▲Production1MOD.1
- Production Start1,892 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1894Production started
- 1899First deployment: Second Boer War
- 1916Production ended
132
years in service
22
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
211FIELD GUNS64PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS768UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS203PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is pulled directly behind the prime mover without a limber, relying on a single pole for connection.
A breech mechanism in artillery where a solid block slides horizontally to open and close the breech for loading.
Smoke grenades are pyrotechnic devices deployed by infantry fighting vehicles to create a visual screen, obscuring movement or positions from enemy observation or targeting.
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