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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the naval guns category.
01 / Overview
RBL 40 pounder Armstrong gun
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1860–1863
Quantity
1,013
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NAVAL GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
80
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the naval guns category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typerifled breech-loading naval gun
- Service Entry Year1860
- Weight1,625.702 kg
- Length2.7 m
- Diameter120.7 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing4MOD.4
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Range3.5 km
- Rate of Fire (gun)1
◇Warhead4MOD.4
- Warhead Typecommon shell
- Warhead Weight18.1 kg
- Fuze Typepillar fuze
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Launch PlatformShip / Surface
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Total Production1,013
- Operators2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1860Production started
- 1863Production ended
166
years in service
3
years in production
1,013
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
NAVAL GUNS RANKING Naval Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
216NAVAL GUNS80PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · NAVAL GUNS839UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS35PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NAVAL GUNS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNaval Gunscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Surface ship from which a torpedo is launched, typically a destroyer, cruiser, or dedicated torpedo boat.
Ship-launched: a torpedo designed to be deployed from surface warships using onboard launch tubes or deck-mounted launchers.
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