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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
QF 18-pounder gun
Category
Country
Production
1904–1940
Quantity
10,469
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
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 Year1904
- Combat Weight1,282 kg
- Crew6
- Carriage TypeBox Trail
◈Ordnance4MOD.4
- Calibre84 mm
- Ordnance TypeField gun
- Breech TypeInterrupted Screw
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Maximum Range (standard)9.3 km
- Maximum Range (rocket-assisted)11.1 km
- Muzzle Velocity492 m/s
- Rate of Fire (burst)20
- Rate of Fire (sustained)4
- Elevation-5° to +16°(Mk I & II); +30° (Mk III); +37°(Mk IV & V)
- Traverse4.5° left and right; (Mk I – IV); 25° left and right (Mk V)
◇Ammunition5MOD.5
- Projectile Weight8.39 kg
- Ammunition TypesArmour piercing, Smoke, Gas, Star, Incendiary, Shrapnel shell, High explosive
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundYes
◆Mobility2MOD.2
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse drawn
▤Dimensions2MOD.2
- Length2.34 m
- Width1.91 m
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Production10,469
- Production Start1,903 year
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1904Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1940Production ended
122
years in service
36
years in production
10,469
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 9 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
QF 18-POUNDER GUN · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·100% loss
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries9country
06 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
11FIELD GUNS1PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS136UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS4PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
A towed artillery carriage configuration where the gun is mounted between two wheels with a box-like structure connecting them.
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.
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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