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anti-aircraft units were to engage targets up to 24,000 feet (7,300 m). Mechanical, as opposed to igniferous, time fuses were required because the speed of powder burning varied with height so fuse length was not a simple function of time of flight. Automated fire ensured a constant rate of fire that made it easier to predict where each shell should be individually aimed.
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in the later stages of the war, under-employed 3.7 units were called upon to supplement the field artillery in both the North West Europe and
Italian theatres, where the accuracy and effectiveness of the 3.7 with mechanical Fuse 207 at ranges up to 20,000 yards (18,000 m) and all-round traverse
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of a new design shell giving reduced air resistance and hence better ballistic performance, and causing far less barrel wear. The maximum ceiling for the gun was about 15,240 m (50,000 ft). It was mounted on the
Mounting Mk IIA and therefore deployed in static emplacements only. In service
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Like the Mk IV this was based on the 4.5 inch barrel design lined down to 3.7 inches, and using the 4.5 inch size cartridge. However, Colonel
Probert changed the barrel to have gradual rifling: the rifling groove depth decreased to zero over the last five calibres of the barrel before
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produced a mock-up and proceeded to develop prototypes of the weapon, which was selected over a competitor by the state Design
Department and passed acceptance tests in 1936. The weight specification was exceeded, the muzzle velocity not achieved and the mechanical time fuse, No. 206, was still some
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Two assumptions underpinned the
British approach to HAA fire. First, aimed fire was the primary method and this was enabled by predicting gun data from visually tracking the target with continuous height and range input. Second, that the target would maintain a steady course, speed and height. Heavy
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was the normal gun tractor. There were six marks of ordnance (the barrel and breech assembly) and a few marks of carriage of both versions, some using letter suffixes. The carriage included the recoil system, laying arrangements, fuse setting and loading machinery. The Mk IIC mounting enabled fully
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However, the war had shown the possibilities and potential for air attack and lessons had been learned. The
British had used AA guns in most theatres in daylight, as well as against night attacks at home. They had also formed an AA Experimental Section during the war and accumulated much data that
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The gun's effective ceiling varied depending on the predictor and fuse. The Mk VI ordnance significantly increased the potential effective ceiling. The
British definition of effective ceiling at the start of World War II was "that height at which a directly approaching target at 400 mph can be
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Initially, there were HE and shrapnel shells, both fitted with a time fuse. Fuse No.199 was igniferous (i.e. powder-burning) with a maximum running time of 30 seconds. Fuses No. 106 and 107 were mechanical time fuses; both proved unsatisfactory. Fuse No. 208, with a maximum running time of 43
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The other used a travelling platform (Mounting Mk II) with detachable wheels for guns to be used in static positions but which could be re-positioned. The mounting had a pedestal that was fixed to a solidly constructed, preferably concrete, platform on the ground. In 1944, it was found that a
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In 1928, the general characteristics for a new HAA gun were agreed, a bore of 3.7 inches (94 mm) firing 25 lb (11 kg) shells with a ceiling of 28,000 feet (8,500 m). Financial stringency led to no action being taken until the 1930s, when the specification was enhanced to a
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was valued by artillery commanders. Using the 207 or VT fuse allowed the gunners to deliver precise airbursts above targets such as enemy batteries or mortar positions. However, repeated firing at low angles increased the wear on the gun and mounting. HAA units sometimes operated with the
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Being a high-velocity gun, with a single charge and firing substantial quantities of ammunition, meant that barrel life could be short and by the end of 1940 there was a barrel shortage. Some of the substantial numbers of spare barrels required were produced in Canada.
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The gun was produced in two versions, one mobile and another fixed. The fixed mounting allowed more powerful ammunition, Mk. VI, which gave vastly increased performance. Six variants of the two designs were introduced. The gun was also used as the basis for the
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as the most commonly used type. Shortly before the end of the war, a new QF 3.6 inch gun was accepted for service but the end of the war meant it did not enter production. After the war, all anti-aircraft guns except the three-inch gun were scrapped.
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As of 1949, erosive cordite propellant was not used with Mk 6 guns, but instead 17 lb and 2-6 oz of different single-base nitrocellulose propellant (as opposed to slightly over 7 lb 1 oz of cordite or around 8.5-9 lbs of single-base for Marks 1-3 guns).
363:, but with a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front. It remained in use after the war until AA guns were replaced by
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28 lb (13 kg) shell, 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) muzzle velocity, a 35,000 feet (11,000 m) ceiling, a towed road speed of 25 mph (40 km/h), maximum weight of eight tons and an into action time of 15 minutes.
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From 1943, radar direction of mechanically slaved 3.7" AA batteries was deployed in Kent. This was to address V1 bombs, which at that time flew from permanent launch sites. Batteries were sited to cover those routes and had good success.
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seconds, became the standard fuse. A great improvement in 1942 was the introduction of
Machine Fuse Setter No. 11, on Mounting Mk. IIC and Carriage Mk. IIIA, which raised the rate of fire to 20 rounds per minute. The introduction of the
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years from production. The igniferous No. 199 had to be used and its lesser running time limited the effective ceiling. The gun passed the trials by April of the following year, and the gun production started later in the year.
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British air defences had only 180 anti-aircraft guns larger than 50 mm and most of these were the older 3-inch guns. This number increased to 341 by the September 1938 (
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or the field armies. Each regiment usually had three batteries, each of eight guns in two troops. Over 160 of these HAA regiments, RA, plus five of the West
African Artillery and two each for the
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Two versions of the gun were produced. One used a travelling carriage, for use by batteries in the field army. This consisted of a wheeled carriage (Carriage Mk I or Mk III) with four folding
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The 3.7 found little use as a dedicated anti-tank gun except in emergencies. There were few 3.7-equipped heavy anti-aircraft regiments in the field army and most were not subordinate to
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was subjected to extensive analysis. After an immediate post-war hiatus, the army re-established peacetime anti-aircraft units in 1922. In 1925, the RAF established a new command,
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and rails was adequate for the static guns, making them considerably easier to re-deploy without the cost and delay of constructing new concrete platforms. These were known as
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and East African Artillery were eventually formed. Other World War II users were
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1036:: Unspecified number captured from British forces, as 94mm Flak Vickers M.39(e)
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419:. It included five key recommendations for heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) guns:
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barrel with a liner to give a gun using a 4.45 inches (113 mm) size
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of medium and heavy guns, and were employed as siege artillery at the
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Centralised control of fire on each gun position, directed by
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engaged for 20 seconds before the gun reaches 70° elevation"
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Including 5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment after Partition.
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Similar to the Mk IV. Also dropped in favour of the Mk VI.
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A 3.7-inch gun on a travelling carriage in London in 1939
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A No. 1 Mark III Predictor that was used with the QF 3.7
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1937–present (the Nepalese Army still has 45 in service)
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A prototype development of the 3.7-inch gun using the
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506:(RA), usually grouped into specialist AA brigades of
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321:Mk I–III: 2,598–2,670 ft/s (792–814 m/s)
180:Mk I–III: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m) L/50
1603:. Woolwich, London: Royal Artillery Institution.
429:Height finding by long-base optical rangefinders
1159:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
355:. It was roughly the equivalent of the German
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1599:Farndale, Martin, Sir; Hughes, B. P. (1986).
1517:Lineage book of British land forces 1660-1978
323:Mk VI : 3,425 ft/s (1,044 m/s)
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2128:World War II artillery of the United Kingdom
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1329:Frederick, pp. 764–99, 887, 889, 986, 991–2.
337:Ceiling Mk VI: 45,000 ft (13.7 km)
426:Higher rates of fire assisted by automation
335:Ceiling Mk I–II: 30,000 ft (9 km)
2143:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
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1601:History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
1397:Routledge, pp. 279–80, 314, 323–4, 349–52.
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1490:Jane's pocket book of towed artillery
1409:Jane's Land-based Air Defence 1992-93
882:Surviving QF 3.7-inch AA position at
493:Defence Explosive Factory Maribyrnong
331:Horizontal: 3.5 mi (5.6 km)
7:
1217:. Vij Books India Private Limited.
1183:85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)
674:the muzzle. This smoothed the two
36:QF 3.7-in heavy anti-aircraft gun
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1547:Allied artillery of World War One
1519:. Wakefield: Microform Academic.
514:, Hong Kong-Singapore Artillery,
417:Textbook of Anti-Aircraft Gunnery
190:7 ft 10 in (2.4 m)
169:28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)
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2087:BL 9.2-inch Mk XIII railway gun
633:Barrel changed to loose liner.
333:Slant: 7.5 mi (12 km)
105:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
2046:BL 6-inch Mk VII & Mk XXIV
1576:. New York: Ballantine Books.
1211:Singh, Mandeep (5 June 2017).
551:temporary platform built from
328:Maximum firing range
161:20,541 lb (9,317 kg)
142:
1:
2097:BL 13.5-inch Mk V railway gun
1488:Foss, Christopher F. (1979).
1860:BL 4.5-inch medium field gun
1515:Frederick, J. B. M. (1984).
898:at the Artillery Complex in
832:. By the time of Operations
777:45,000 feet (14,000 m)
406:Air Defence of Great Britain
347:was Britain's primary heavy
2102:BL 18-inch railway howitzer
1492:. New York: Collier Books.
1444:"Pakistan Army Air Defence"
1066:Royal New Zealand Artillery
826:Army Groups Royal Artillery
814:finally obviated the need.
763:32,000 feet (9,800 m)
749:25,300 feet (7,700 m)
735:24,600 feet (7,500 m)
721:23,500 feet (7,200 m)
380:Tortoise heavy assault tank
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1926:3.7-inch mountain howitzer
1358:"Anti-aircraft ammunition"
1296:. H.M. Stationery Office.
894:A QF 3.7-inch AA gun as a
651:QF 4.5-inch naval gun Mk V
281:Mobile and static versions
1227:– via Google Books.
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64:Place of origin
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1815:Field guns and howitzers
1549:. Marlborough: Crowood.
1461:Dobinson, Colin (2001).
1417:Jane's Information Group
248:3.7 in (94 mm)
1832:25-pounder Gun-Howitzer
1165:8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41
884:Air Force Base Swartkop
586:, Scotland, early 1944.
434:tachymetric instruments
1990:QF 2-pounder naval gun
1870:BL 5.5-inch medium gun
1780:QF 95 mm howitzer
1640:Mandeep Singh (2017).
1365:stephentaylorhistorian
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851:Ram 3.7 during testing
801:North African Campaign
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307:Rate of fire
238:28 pounds (13 kg)
1963:Anti-aircraft weapons
1921:75mm Pack howitzer M1
1644:. New Delhi (India).
1572:Hogg, Ian V. (1970).
1093:Union of South Africa
1050:: 45 still in service
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508:Anti-Aircraft Command
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1900:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
1890:BL 7.2-inch howitzer
1880:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
1842:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
1724:British Commonwealth
1277:Routledge, pp. 48–49
1242:Routledge, pp. 50-1.
812:17-pdr anti-tank gun
378:variant used on the
317:Muzzle velocity
2041:QF 4.7-inch Mk I–IV
2031:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
1465:. London: Methuen.
844:-level fire plans.
679:from 1944 to 1959.
453:Vickers range clock
367:beginning in 1957.
361:American 90 mm
227:Mk VI: 94 x 857mm R
2015:QF 5.25-inch Mk II
1954:ML 4.2-inch mortar
1944:SBML 2-inch mortar
1905:240 mm howitzer M1
1895:BL 8-inch howitzer
1875:BL 6-inch howitzer
1853:guns and howitzers
1765:QF 3-inch howitzer
1347:Routledge, p. 414.
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469:Vickers-Armstrongs
447:During the 1920s,
111:Production history
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2066:BL 14-inch Mk VII
2056:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
2051:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
2010:QF 4.5-inch Mk II
1865:BL 60-pounder gun
1851:Medium and heavy
1651:978-93-86457-12-7
1574:The guns: 1939/45
1338:Dobinson, p. 436.
1265:Routledge, p. 77.
793:Battle of Tarakan
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608:Ordnance variants
489:Battle of Britain
349:anti-aircraft gun
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291:−5 to +80 degrees
58:Anti-aircraft gun
29:Anti-aircraft gun
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526:Description
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301:360 degrees
258:Horizontal
182:Mk VI: L/65
145: built
2117:Categories
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408:, and the
391:Background
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2000:QF 3-inch
1970:Z Battery
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808:divisions
545:outrigger
467:In 1934,
311:10–20 rpm
287:Elevation
137:1937–1945
92:countries
1775:77 mm HV
1760:QF 75 mm
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1079:Pakistan
868:Ram tank
861:Tortoise
297:Traverse
278:Carriage
223:Fixed QF
134:Produced
126:Designed
116:Designer
1936:Mortars
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235:weight
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166:Length
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1048:Nepal
1021:Malta
982:India
842:corps
743:No 2
729:No 1
715:No 1
704:Fuse
669:Mk VI
645:Mk IV
629:Mk II
520:India
233:Shell
217:Shell
187:Width
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621:Mk I
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