4.7 inch Gun M1906
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The 4.7in Field Gun M1906 was designed and issued by the US Army Ordnance Department in 1906. The design was orthodox for its time with a box trail and hydro spring recoil system. When the United States entered World War I
60 had been produced and issued to the army. Once the US entered WWI the US Army came under pressure to adopt French artillery systems and the 4.7in Field Gun was rechambered to fire French 120mm ammunition. The switch to French 120mm ammunition eased logistical problems due to the availability of French ammunition. However the decision to change ammunition upset production and only 16 new pieces were finished before the end of the war.
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
60 had been produced and issued to the army. Once the US entered WWI the US Army came under pressure to adopt French artillery systems and the 4.7in Field Gun was rechambered to fire French 120mm ammunition. The switch to French 120mm ammunition eased logistical problems due to the availability of French ammunition. However the decision to change ammunition upset production and only 16 new pieces were finished before the end of the war.
See also
- List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
- QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV British naval gun of same calibre, deployed as a field gun
External links
- Handbook of the 4.7-inch gun matériel, model of 1906 : with instructions for its care, November 19, 1910, revised September 15, 1917
- http://www.primeportal.net/artillery/david_lueck/m1906_4.7in_gun/