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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
RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1859–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
17
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
◎General5MOD.5
- Service Entry Year1859
- Combat Weight362.87 kg
- Crew9
- Carriage TypeWheeled / Towed
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance6MOD.6
- Calibre76.2 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)20.46
- Ordnance Typerifled breech-loader
- Breech TypeSliding Block
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Maximum Range (standard)3.08 km
- Muzzle Velocity377.65 m/s
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight4.85 kg
- Ammunition TypesShrapnel shell, Common shell, Segment shell, Case
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundYes
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility5MOD.5
- Self-PropelledNo
- Prime Moverhorse-drawn
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length1.829 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Production Start1,859 year
- Unit Cost79 USD
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1859Production started
167
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 11 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries11country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
94FIELD GUNS17PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS455UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS25PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theField Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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 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.
Artillery classification distinguishing self-propelled wheeled vehicles from weapons towed by external means.
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