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  2. British standard ordnance weights and measurements - Wikipedia

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    Infantry gun/AA gun 37 mm 1.457 inch Ordnance QF 2-pounder: Anti-tank gun 40 mm 1.575 inch Ordnance QF 2-pounder "pom pom" Anti-aircraft gun 40 mm 1.575 Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers: Naval gun 47 mm 1.85 inch Ordnance QF 6-pounder: Anti-tank gun 57 mm 2.244 inch Ordnance BL 10-pounder Mountain gun: Mountain gun 69.8 mm 2.75 inch

  3. Venus-class frigate - Wikipedia

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    Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns The Venus -class frigates were three 36-gun sailing frigates of the fifth rate produced for the Royal Navy . They were designed in 1756 by Sir Thomas Slade , and were enlarged from his design for the 32-gun Southampton -class frigates , which had been approved four months earlier.

  4. Ordnance QF 32-pounder - Wikipedia

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    The 32-pdr gun could have easily penetrated the front hull of the Tiger II (Konigstiger) and Jagdtiger; it would have been the only allied anti-tank gun that could do so in the Second World War. By comparison the M308 HVAP shell of the 90 mm M3 anti-tank gun on the US M36 Gun Motor Carriage could penetrate 114 mm (4.5 in) at 50° at 100 yd (91 m).

  5. 32-pounder gun - Wikipedia

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    He maintained the ratio of metal in the gun to the shot as it had been (about 1.75 cwt to 1 pound, cf Blomefield's 32-pounder of 56 cwt). At the same time he redistributed a lot of metal from the chase of the gun to the charging cylinder. [21] In 1838 gun 'A' of 9 feet and 50 cwt succeeded its trials. Douglas remarked that this was an ...

  6. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The 14 gauge has not been loaded in the United States since the early 20th century, although the 2 + 916-inch (65 mm) hull is still made in France. [10] The very small 24 and 32 gauges are still produced and used in some European and South American countries.

  7. Carronade - Wikipedia

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    A carronade was much shorter and a third to a quarter of the weight of an equivalent long gun. A 32-pounder carronade, for example, weighed less than a ton, but a 32-pounder long gun weighed over 3 tons. Carronades were manufactured in the usual naval gun sizes: 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 32-, 42-, and 68-pounder versions are known.

  8. List of firearms - Wikipedia

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    This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle,Anti air cannon and any other variants.

  9. Barrett M99 - Wikipedia

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    The .416 Barrett version is available with a 32 in (81 cm) barrel and the .50 BMG version is available with a 29 in (74 cm) or 32 in (81 cm) barrel. [8] Barrett also designs and makes a QDL suppressor for the M99. The 360 degree welding on the dual layered heat treated high strength alloys makes it the safest large bore suppressor on the market.