The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6-pounder gun is a light 57mm quick-firing naval gun designed by the French manufacturer Hotchkiss et Cie in 1883 and brought into service in 1885, built to counter the newly emerging threat of small, fast torpedo boats. The British produced it under license through the Elswick Ordnance Company from 1884 onward, and it was later adapted as a coastal defense gun and a tank gun as well as a naval weapon. Barrel lengths ranged from 40 to 58 calibers, with the 40-caliber version most common, firing fixed quick-fire ammunition at about 25 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 554 meters per second. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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This led to their being used ashore during World War I as coastal defence guns, the first tank guns and as anti-aircraft guns, whether on improvised or specialized HA/LA mounts
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The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines.
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1885-1990
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The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines.
Operated By: Royal Navy, Article text
Royal Navy ships armed with QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns include:
Used In: Winter War, Wikipedia article text
Finland, a successor state to the Russian Empire, inherited a number of 6-pounders and used them throughout the Winter War and World War II in the coastal artillery role.
Used In: World War II, Wikipedia article text
Finland, a successor state to the Russian Empire, inherited a number of 6-pounders and used them throughout the Winter War and World War II in the coastal artillery role.
Used In: World War I, Wikipedia article text
This led to their being used ashore during World War I as coastal defence guns, the first tank guns and as anti-aircraft guns, whether on improvised or specialized HA/LA mounts.
In Group: Naval Guns, Infobox: type
Naval gun Coastal artillery, Coast defence gun Tank gun
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Wikidata Q259308 (P729 service entry): 1885
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1885.
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