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Elswick guns used on Brazilian cruisers built in Britain.
Wire-wound construction. Pattern "T" had an actual bore length of 39.94 calibers.
Designation | 8"/40 (20.3 cm) EOC Pattern "P" 8"/40 (20.3 cm) EOC Pattern "T" |
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Ship Class Used On | Pattern "P": Blanco Encalada Pattern "T": Almirante O'Higgins |
Date Of Design | N/A |
Date In Service | 1898 |
Gun Weight | Pattern "P": 15.39 tons (15.64 mt) including BM Pattern "T": 16.54 tons (16.81 mt) including BM |
Gun Length oa | N/A |
Bore Length | Pattern "P": 319.5 in Pattern "T": 320.0 in |
Rifling Length | N/A |
Grooves | N/A |
Lands | N/A |
Twist | N/A |
Chamber Volume | N/A |
Rate Of Fire | about 2 rounds per minute |
Type | Bag |
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Projectile Types and Weights |
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Bursting Charge | N/A |
Projectile Length | N/A |
Propellant Charge | N/A |
Muzzle Velocity |
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Working Pressure | N/A |
Approximate Barrel Life | N/A |
Ammunition stowage per gun | N/A |
Designation |
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Weight | N/A |
Elevation | -5 / +15 degrees (?) |
Elevation Rate | N/A |
Train | about +150 / -150 degrees |
Train Rate | N/A |
Gun recoil | N/A |
Loading Angle | N/A |
Data from:
- "Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell