3-inch gun M1903
The 3-inch gun M1903 and its predecessors the M1898 and M1902 were rapid fire breech-loading artillery guns with a 360-degree traverse. In some references they are called "15-pounders" due to their projectile weight. They were originally emplaced from 1899 to 1917 and served until near the end of World War II. These 3-inch guns were placed to provide fire to protect submarine mines and nets against minesweepers, and also to protect against motor torpedo boats. In some documentation they are called "mine defense guns". The 3-inch guns were mounted on pedestal mounts (retractable "masking parapet" mount for the M1898) that bolted into a concrete emplacement that provided cover and safety for the gun's crew.
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3-inch gun M1903
The 3-inch gun M1903 and its predecessors the M1898 and M1902 were rapid fire breech-loading artillery guns with a 360-degree traverse. In some references they are called "15-pounders" due to their projectile weight. They were originally emplaced from 1899 to 1917 and served until near the end of World War II. These 3-inch guns were placed to provide fire to protect submarine mines and nets against minesweepers, and also to protect against motor torpedo boats. In some documentation they are called "mine defense guns". The 3-inch guns were mounted on pedestal mounts (retractable "masking parapet" mount for the M1898) that bolted into a concrete emplacement that provided cover and safety for the gun's crew.
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The 3-inch gun M1903 and its p ...... and safety for the gun's crew.
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used in war
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8.083152e+5
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action
breech
interrupted screw, De Bange type
carriage
M1898: Masking Parapet
M1902 & M1903: Pedestal
cartridge
Fixed ammunition, shell
crew
*15 ,
*12 ,
*3 to operate the gun, remainder to handle ammunition
design date
*M1898: 1898
*M1902: 1902
*M1903: 1903
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is artillery
manufacturer
*M1898: Driggs-Seabury
*M1902: Bethlehem Steel
*M1903: Watervliet Arsenal
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origin
part length
*M1898 & M1902: 50 calibers
*M1903: 55 calibers
range
recoil
service
sights
traverse
type
Rapid-fire seacoast gun
variants
*M1890, M1898M1
*M1902
*M1903, M1903MI
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The 3-inch gun M1903 and its p ...... and safety for the gun's crew.
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3-inch gun M1903
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M1903 gun
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