Gun Model: BR 8in 45cal QF Armstrong Pattern S U W

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Gun Model	BR 8in 45cal QF Armstrong Pattern S U W


Gun Model Type	Heavy Cruiser

	Details
	There is some confusion surrounding whether this is a Quick Firer or not. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905s has it as a QF of 4 rpm while Naval Weapons Of The World has it as a Bag Loader of 2 rpm.

Gun Models
	Developed By	Designed By	In Service	Barrels Used
	Japan	Elswick Ordnance Company	1896 Jan 01	14

Gun Models
	Bore	Bore	Calibre	Barrel Length	Barrel Weight
	8in	0.203m	45	9.144m	19ton

Gun Models
	Shell Mass	Muzzle Velocity	Rate Of Fire Per Minute	Kg/s	Max Range
	113.4kg	780m/s	4	7.56	18 000m

Gun Models
	Barrel Recoil Velocity	Barrel To Shell Weight Ratio	Average Shell Acceleration	Kinetic Energy Joule
	4.581m/s	170.237	33.267km/s2	34.496M

Turret Models
1) Mounted In Turret Model	2) 1:Gun Armament	3) 2: As Built Of Ship Class	4) 3: Primary Image	5) 3: First Laid Down YMD
BR 8in 45cal Armstrong QF Single	ARG Buenos Aires Gun 2 X BR 8in 45cal Armstrong QF Single	ARG Buenos Aires		1894 Jan 01
	CHL O'Higgins Gun 4 X BR 8in 45cal Armstrong QF Single	CHL O'Higgins		1896 Apr 04
	CHN Hai Tien Gun 2 X BR 8in 45cal Armstrong QF Single	CHN Hai Tien		1896 Jan 01
	HIJMS Takasago Gun 2 X BR 8in 45cal Armstrong QF Single	HIJMS Takasago		1896 Apr 01

Used In Activity	1904 12 13 0000 Mined HIJMS Takasago Port Arthur

Used In Ship	ARG Buenos Aires CHN Hai Tien CHN Hai Chi HIJMS Takasago CHL O'Higgins

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