Mark VI constructed of A tube, breech piece and B tube, wire over the breech piece, full length jacket, breech ring and breech bush screwed into the breech piece. Used a screw breech block whose design was similar to that for the QF Mark III. A total of 29 Mark VI guns were manufactured. |
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Designation | 4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark VI |
Ship Class Used On | Britain: Broke class, Swordfish
and Mimosa
Chile: Almirante Lynch class (ex-Broke class) |
Date Of Design | N/A |
Date In Service | about 1914 |
Gun Weight | 1.297 tons (1.41 mt) |
Gun Length oa | 165.1 in (4.194 m) |
Bore Length | about 160 in (4.064 m) |
Rifling Length | N/A |
Grooves | N/A |
Lands | N/A |
Twist | N/A |
Chamber Volume | 240 in3 (3.933 dm3) |
Rate Of Fire | about 15 rounds per minute |
Type | Separate |
Projectile Types and Weights | HE - 31 lbs. (14.06 kg) |
Bursting Charge | N/A |
Projectile Length | N/A |
Propellant Charge | 5.0 lbs. (2.27 kg) MD16 |
Muzzle Velocity | 2,300 fps (701 mps) |
Working Pressure | N/A |
Approximate Barrel Life | N/A |
Ammunition stowage per gun | N/A |
Elevation | With 31 lbs. (14.06 kg) HE Shell |
Range @ 25 degrees | 11,630 yards (10,630 m) |
Designation | Single Mounting
Broke (6), Mimosa (1 or 2) and Swordfish (N/A): PXI |
Weight | N/A |
Elevation | -5 (?) / +25 degrees |
Elevation Rate | Manually operated, only |
Train | 360 degrees |
Train Rate | Manually operated, only |
Gun recoil | N/A |
Note: Survivors of the Broke class were rearmed with 4.7"/45 (12 cm) BL Mark I guns during World War I. |
25 March 2008 - Benchmark
12 February 2012 - Updated to latest template