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- |name= Ordnance QF 4-inch gun Mk I, II, III |origin={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]5 KB (763 words) - 21:17, 2 July 2010
- |wars= [[Russo-Japanese War]]<br>[[World War I]] |cartridge= {{convert|100|lb|kg}} [[List of British ordnance terms#QF|QF]], separate cartridge and shell14 KB (2,105 words) - 21:18, 2 July 2010
- {{otheruses4|the 1880s Hotchkiss gun|the World War II anti-tank and Molins Class M gun|Ordnance QF 6 pounder}} ...flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Empire|Russia]]<br>{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]9 KB (1,311 words) - 21:19, 2 July 2010
- ...as measurement of length|calibres]] version at Gyltö, western archipelago of Finland, 1999. Photo by Ove Enqvist ...only {{convert|5000|yd}}. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Page 337 quotes m.v. of {{convert|1818|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} and maximum range {{convert|4500|yd}}. 565 KB (663 words) - 21:19, 2 July 2010
- |wars=[[Bombardment of Alexandria (1882)]] ...cost of £739 17 shillings 8 pence is quoted in "The British Navy" Volume II, 1882, by Sir Thomas Brassey. Page 38</ref>9 KB (1,411 words) - 21:24, 2 July 2010
- [[Image:Shvak1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photograph of the cannon]] ...ber|20 mm]] [[autocannon]] used by the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]]. It was designed by [[Boris Shpitalniy]] and [[Semyon Vladimirov]] and en5 KB (647 words) - 21:30, 2 July 2010
- ...GFCS for 5 inch and larger guns, up to battleships such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integ ...NNERY, VOLUME 2 FIRE CONTROL, NAVPERS 10798-A|publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel|date =1958 edition|location =Washington 25, D.C.}}</ref>54 KB (8,488 words) - 21:31, 2 July 2010
- |wars= [[World War II]] <!-- Artillery specifications -->63 KB (9,925 words) - 21:39, 2 July 2010
- ...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]]. ...explosives [[detonation|detonate]], producing a supersonic wave. Ignition of the powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it51 KB (7,447 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- {{History of war}} ...[[military tactics]], like [[ambush]]es, [[sabotage]], raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary [[Motion (physics)|mobility]] to harass a large42 KB (6,147 words) - 21:57, 26 September 2010