Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field guns category.
01 / Overview
RML 40 pounder gun
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FIELD GUNS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
47
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 Year1871
- Combat Weight3,808 kg
- Travel Weight3,920 kg
- Carriage TypePole Trail
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance7MOD.7
- Calibre120.65 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)22
- Ordnance Typerifled muzzle-loading
- Breech TypeScrew
- Recoil SystemNone / Rigid
- Muzzle BrakeNo
- Bore EvacuatorNo
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Muzzle Velocity434 m/s
◇Ammunition8MOD.8
- Projectile Weight18.14 kg
- Ammunition Types40 lb projectile
- HE RoundYes
- Smoke RoundNo
- Illumination RoundNo
- Cluster / DPICMNo
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
- MRSI CapableNo
◆Fire Control5MOD.5
▤Mobility4MOD.4
- Self-PropelledNo
- Shoot-and-ScootNo
- AutoloaderNo
- Protected Crew CabNo
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Production Start1,871 year
▲Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1871Production started
- 1878First deployment: Second Anglo-Afghan War
- 1902Production ended
155
years in service
31
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
FIELD GUNS RANKING Field Guns · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
168FIELD GUNS47PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FIELD GUNS587UNITED 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 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 cylindrical plug with spiral threads is rotated to open or close the breech.
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