QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun

The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately 8 cwt = 8 x 112 lb (51 kg) = 896 lb (406 kg). This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the same calibre or weight of shell. This gun had a short barrel and was of relatively low power compared to the 12 pounders of 12 and 18 long cwt (610 and 910 kg), although it fired the same shells.

QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
Royal Navy gun and crew, late 1890s
TypeLight field gun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byBritish Empire
WarsSecond Boer War
World War I
Production history
Designedc.1894
Specifications
Barrel length84-inch (2.1 m) bore (28 calibres)

ShellSeparate QF, 12.5 pounds (5.67 kg) Shrapnel, Common Lyddite
Calibre3-inch (76.2 mm)
CarriageWheeled, box trail
Muzzle velocity1,585 feet per second (483 m/s)
Maximum firing range5,100 yards (4,660 m)
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