Gun Model

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Type	Gun Model
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Summary	The traditional weapon of the surface ship.
Details	The term gun model includes the barrel through which the projectile passes and the breach which closes the barrel ready for the propellant to ignite. I have used the term gun model rather than "gun" as gun should strictly refer to an individual gun (perhaps serial number 223) that was built to the design of the gun model. A gun model needs to be mounted in a turret model before it is useable. The turret model allows the barrel (or barrels) to elevate (up and down) and to train (side to side). The turret model may provide other services and facilities necessary for the operation of the gun.


Data Source Document	Russo Japanese War Research Society
Population	578
Coverage	Most of the gun models of the major maritime countries have been entered. Bit patchy in parts, needs review.

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Naval Weapons Of The World	*

Categorised By	Into - Total: 578 Indexable at 400, Comparable at 100
Gun Model Type	Battleship: 134 Destroyer: 113 Heavy Cruiser: 88 Light Automatic: 71 Light Cruiser: 106 Light Quick Firing: 66
Ammunition Type	Bag: 12 Fixed: 25 Semi Fixed: 2 Separate: 5
Breech Type	Horizontal Sliding Breech: 7 Interrupted Screw: 2 Side Swing Carrier: 3 Vertical Sliding Breech: 4 Vertical Sliding Wedge: 1 Wellin: 4
Gun Feature	Fixed Ammunition: 42 Fully Automatic: 19 Hand Loaded: 2 Horizontal Sliding Wedge Breech: 2 Power Rammed: 4 Rifled Muzzle Loader: 28 Semi Automatic: 4 Semi Fixed Ammunition: 8 Separate Ammunition: 2 Smooth Bore: 9 Spring Rammed: 2 Wellin Breech: 6
Decade	1860s: 49 1870s: 34 1880s: 72 1890s: 63 1900s: 55 1910s: 69 1920s: 24 1930s: 61 1940s: 28
Major Maritime Country	British: 159 French: 89 German: 84 Italian: 52 Japanese: 25 Russian: 40 United States: 62

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