Armstrong Whitworth 9-inch gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:armament shells
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Imperial_forces
gptkbp:barrelLength rifled barrel
gptkbp:caliber 9 inches
gptkbp:crewCapacity 6 to 8 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned after_World_War_I
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkbp:deployedTo various conflicts
gptkbp:design heavy construction
British_military_innovation
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
gptkbp:designedFor fortification support
gptkbp:firstHeld Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:hasRoomTypes African_campaigns
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era military technology
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant in military history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod used in multiple wars
gptkbp:historicalRole artillery support in sieges
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used in colonial conflicts
pioneering artillery piece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armstrong Whitworth 9-inch gun
gptkbp:influenced French_artillery_designs
gptkbp:influencedBy previous artillery designs
gptkbp:involvedIn colonial expansion efforts
gptkbp:legacy influenced future artillery development
gptkbp:length approximately 12 feet
gptkbp:lensType fixed mount
gptkbp:notable_player breech-loading
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Siege_of_Mafeking
high accuracy
durability and reliability
Siege of Ladysmith
large caliber
powerful firepower
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:operationalArea coastal defense
gptkbp:operationalRange effective range of 4,000 yards
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth_Company
gptkbp:productionYears 1860 to 1900
gptkbp:range up to 6,000 yards
gptkbp:recoil hydraulic recoil system
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
gptkbp:replacedBy more modern artillery pieces
gptkbp:retired early 20th century
gptkbp:services 1860s to 1900s
gptkbp:successor BL 9.2 inch Mk I gun
gptkbp:technology 19th-century artillery technology
gptkbp:type rifled breech-loading gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
Battle of Colenso
gptkbp:uses military_operations_in_Africa
gptkbp:weight approximately 8 tons
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1860