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The UK replacement for 5.5 inch was the FH-70 155 mm towed howitzer, in service as the L121. The last 5.5 rounds were fired in the UK in 1995. The last 5.5 rounds were fired in the UK in 1995. In use, the 5.5 was generally towed by the AEC Matador artillery tractor .
5-inch (127.0 mm) Breech: 3-motion, interrupted screw [4] Recoil: 5.5 in (140 mm), Hydro-spring constant [4] Carriage: Wheeled, box trail: Elevation-5° - 45° [4] Muzzle velocity: 788 ft/s (240 m/s) [5] Effective firing range: 4,800 yards (4,400 m) (50 lb shell); 6,500 yards (5,900 m) (40 lb shell) Filling weight: 9 pounds 15 ounces (4.51 kg)
140 mm artillery includes 5.5 inch guns. Pages in category "140 mm artillery" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... 14 cm/40 11th Year Type ...
5.5-inch (140 mm) Breech: Welin breech block with Holmstrom mechanism [3] Elevation-7 degrees to +30 degrees depending on mount [2] Rate of fire: 12 rounds per minute: Muzzle velocity: 2,790 f/s (850 m/s) [2] Effective firing range: 17,800 yards (16,300 m) at 30-degree elevation
The Charrière is measured by the ''outer'' diameter, and is defined as 1 Fr = 1/3 mm, and thus 1 mm = 3 Fr; therefore the diameter of a round catheter in millimetres can be determined by dividing the French size by 3. [2] The French units roughly correspond to the outer circumference of the catheter (see table below).
This breech-block design was also used on Japanese 40 cm (16 inch), 20 cm (8 inch), 15.5 cm (6 inch), 12.7 cm (5 inch), and 12 cm (4.7 inch) naval guns. [2] This gun was not mounted aboard submarines. Submarine cruisers used the shorter-barreled 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun. [3]
The millimetre (SI symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −3 metres ( 1 / 1 000 m = 0.001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −3 m and 10 −2 m (1 mm and 1 cm). 1.0 mm – 1/1,000 of a meter; 1.0 mm – 0.03937 inches or 5/127 (exactly)
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 5.00 to 5.99 mm (0.197 to 0.236 in) caliber range. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge. All measurements are in mm (in).