词条 | QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun | |||||||||||||||||
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| name = Type 41 3-inch (7.62 cm) 40 calibre gun | image = Mikasa 3-inch gun.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = Type 41 3-inch (7.62 cm) 40 calibre gun on the {{ship|Japanese battleship|Mikasa || 6}} | origin = United Kingdom | type = Naval gun Coastal artillery | is_ranged = yes | is_explosive = | is_artillery = yes | is_UK = yes | service = 1894–1945 | used_by = United Kingdom Kingdom of Italy Empire of Japan | wars = Second Boer War British colonial conflicts Irish 1916 Easter Rising Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I World War II | designer = | design_date = 1893 | manufacturer = Elswick Ordnance Company, Vickers, Japan Steel Works Canadian Pacific Railway Gio. Ansaldo & C. | production_date = | number = Mk I, Mk II 4,737 Mk V 3,494 | variants = Mk I, Mk II, Mk V[1] | weight = 12 cwt (0.6 tons, 510 kg) | length = {{convert|10|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} | part_length = {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} | width = | height = | crew = | cartridge = UK & Japan : Separate-loading QF Italy : Fixed QF | caliber = {{convert|3|in|cm|2|adj=on}} | action = | rate = 15 rounds per minute | velocity = {{convert|2210|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}}[2] | range = {{convert|11750|yd|m|abbr=on}} at 40° elevation | max_range = | feed = Breech-loaded | sights = | breech = single-motion screw | recoil = | carriage = | elevation = mounting dependent | traverse = mounting dependent }} The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. (12-cwt.)[3]) was a common, versatile {{convert|3|in|mm|1|adj=on}} calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century. It was produced by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick and used on Royal Navy warships, exported to allied countries, and used for land service.[3] In British service "12-pounder" was the rounded value of the projectile weight, and "12 cwt (hundredweight)" was the weight of the barrel and breech, to differentiate it from other "12-pounder" guns. As the Type 41 3-inch (76.2 mm)/40 it was used on most early battleships and cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, though it was commonly referred to by its UK designation as a "12-pounder" gun. United Kingdom serviceUnited Kingdom naval serviceMk I and II guns, of "built up" construction of multiple steel layers, served on many Royal Navy destroyers up to and after World War I originally as primary and later as secondary armament against submarines and torpedo boats. They were also fitted as deck guns on D and E-class submarines. It was estimated that out of the 4,737 Mk I and Mk II guns produced there were still 3,494 on hand for the RN in 1939.[4] Many Mk V guns, which had a "monobloc" barrel made of a single casting, served on smaller escort ships such as destroyers and on armed merchant ships, on dual-purpose high-low angle mountings which also allowed it to be used as an anti-aircraft gun. Gun mounting data
Second Boer War (1899–1902) land serviceThe gun was primarily a high-velocity naval gun, with its heavy recoil suiting it to static mountings, hence it was generally considered unsuitable for use as a mobile field gun.[5] An exception was made when the British army were outgunned by the Boer artillery in South Africa and the Royal Navy was called on for help. Among other guns, 16 QF 12-pounder 12 cwt were landed from warships and were mounted on improvised field carriages designed by Captain Percy Scott RN, with solid wooden trails and utilizing small-diameter Cape wagon wheels. Their {{convert|10000|yd|adj=on}} range provided valuable long-range fire support for the army throughout the war. They were known as "long twelves" to distinguish them from the BL 12-pounder 6 cwt and QF 12-pounder 8 cwt which had much shorter barrels and ranges.[6] Lieutenant Burne reported that the original electric firing system, while working well under ideal conditions, required support of an armourer and the maintenance and transport of charged batteries in the field, which was generally not possible. He reported switching to percussion tubes for firing and recommended percussion for future field operations.[7] Another six guns were diverted from a Japanese battleship being built at Newcastle in January 1900, bought by Lady Meux, and were equipped with proper field carriages by the Elswick Ordnance Company in Newcastle and sent to South Africa. Perhaps uniquely, the guns were donated directly to Lord Roberts, the British commander in South Africa and became his personal property. They were known as the "Elswick Battery" and were manned by men from Elswick, recruited by 1st Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers). The Elswick guns served throughout the war.[8] {{clear|left}}Coast defence gunMany guns were mounted on "pedestals" secured to the ground to defend harbours around the UK, and at many ports around the Empire, against possible attack by small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, until the 1950s. There were 103 of these guns (of a total 383 of all types) employed in coast defence around the UK as at April 1918.[9] Many of these were still in service in World War II although they had by then been superseded by more modern types such as twin QF 6 pounder 10 cwt mounts. Guns were traversed (moved from side to side) manually by the gunlayer as he stood on the left side with his arm hooked over a shoulder piece as he aimed, while he operated the elevating handwheel with his left hand and grasped the pistol grip with trigger in his right hand.[5] Army anti-aircraft gun{{Main|QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun}}In World War I a number of coast defence guns were modified and mounted on special wheeled traveling carriages to create a marginally effective mobile anti-aircraft gun. United Kingdom ammunitionUK shells weighed 12.5 lb (5.67 kg) filled and fuzed.
Italian serviceThe Italian Cannon 76/40 Model 1916 was a licensed derivative of the QF 12-pounder used in a number of roles during World War I and World War II. Japanese serviceThe Japanese Type 41 {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on}} naval gun was a direct copy of the QF 12-pounder. The first guns were bought from the UK firms as "Elswick Pattern N" and "Vickers Mark Z" guns. The gun was officially designated as "Type 41" from the 41st year of the reign of Emperor Meiji on 25 December 1908. Thereafter production was in Japan under license. It was further re-designated in centimeters on 5 October 1917 as part of the standardization process for the Imperial Japanese Navy to the metric system. Although finally classified as an "8cm" gun the bore was unchanged at 7.62 cm. The Type 41 3-inch naval gun fired a {{convert|12.5|lb|kg|1|adj=on}} high-explosive shell. It was the standard secondary or tertiary armament on most Japanese warships built between 1890 and 1920, and was still in service as late as the Pacific War.[10] The Type 41 was also widely used as a coastal defense gun to defend Japanese island bases during World War II. Guns with both English and Japanese marking were found on Kiska, Tarawa, Kolombangara, Saipan, and Tinian. Japanese Artillery Weapons CINPAC-CINPOA Bulletin 152-45 calls the guns 8cm Coast Defense Gun 13th Year Type (1924) but it isn't clear how they came up with that designation?[11] Surviving guns
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Notes1. ^Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.62-63. 2. ^2210 ft/s in British service in 1902, using {{convert|1|lb|15|oz|kg|abbr=on}} cordite Mk I size 15 propellant (Text Book of Gunnery 1902); {{convert|2258|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} in British service in World War I using {{convert|2|lb|abbr=on}} cordite MD size 11 propellant (Hogg & Thurston 1972, page 55). 3. ^1 Gun drill for Q.F. 12-pdr. (12-cwt.) gun (Land service) 1925, the War Office, 1925 4. ^1 Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.64. 5. ^1 Hogg and Thurston 1972, Page 54 6. ^Hall June 1978 7. ^Burne 1902, Chapter IX 8. ^Crook June 1969 9. ^Farndale 1988, Page 404 10. ^{{cite web| last = DiGiulian| first = Tony| url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_3-40_mk1.htm| title = 3"/40 (7.62 cm) 41st Year Type| work = NavWeaps.com}} 11. ^{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/51837610|title=Japanese Artillery Weapons|last=|first=|date=1945-07-01|publisher=United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=33|oclc=51837610}} ReferencesBooks
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