BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType separate loading, cased charge
gptkbp:barrelLength 45 calibres
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:breechType Welin screw
gptkbp:caliber 5.5 inch
140 mm
gptkbp:cartridge 100 lb shell
82 lb shell
gptkbp:category World War II artillery of the United Kingdom
Medium artillery
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 10
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:North_Africa
Burma
gptkbp:designedBy 1939
gptkbp:elevation -5° to +45°
gptkbp:enteredService 1942
1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun
gptkbp:manufacturer Royal Ordnance Factory
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 532 m/s
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
Indian Army
New Zealand Army
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1,000
gptkbp:range 16,200 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire 2 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoilSystem hydro-pneumatic
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:FH70
BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
BL 60-pounder gun
gptkbp:traversedBy 30°
gptkbp:type box trail carriage
medium gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:weight 13,647 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Artillery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7