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Paixhans gun

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The Paixhans gun was the first naval gun designed to fire explosive shells, developed by French general Henri-Joseph Paixhans in 1822 and 1823. Its design furthered the evolution of naval artillery into the modern age, and its adoption presaged the end of wood as the preferred material for naval warships and the rise of the ironclad. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Naval gun 2
Introduced Year
1841 2
Classification
CaliberSourced to the subject's own account
220mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Howitzer / Artillery 1
Connections

Operated By

Russian Navy, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Paixhans gun

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
Crimean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
Mexican-American War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
Second Opium War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
Sources
1. Paixhans gun (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Wikidata Q2561154 (P4403 caliber): 220mm
    Caliber (Wikidata property P4403): 220.0 mm.
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2. Wikipedia: Paixhans gun
  • Lead
    The French Navy adopted the first Paixhans guns in 1841, and the weapons eventually saw use in the 1840s by France, Britain, Russia, and the United States.
  • Lead section
    The Paixhans gun (French: Canon Paixhans, French pronunciation: [pɛksɑ̃]) was the first naval gun designed to fire explosive shells. It was developed by the French general Henri-Joseph Paixhans in 1822-1823.
  • Operated By: Russian Navy, Article text
    The Russian Navy was the first to use the guns extensively in combat.
  • Used In: Second Opium War, Infobox: wars
    Second Opium War, Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, Mexican-American War, Second Schleswig War, Crimean War, American Civil War
  • Used In: Mexican-American War, Infobox: wars
    Second Opium War, Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, Mexican-American War, Second Schleswig War, Crimean War, American Civil War
  • Used In: Crimean War, Infobox: wars
    Second Opium War, Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, Mexican-American War, Second Schleswig War, Crimean War, American Civil War
  • Used In: American Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Second Opium War, Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, Mexican-American War, Second Schleswig War, Crimean War, American Civil War
  • In Group: Muzzle-Loading Naval and Coastal Guns, Lead sentence
    The Paixhans gun (French: Canon Paixhans, French pronunciation: [pɛksɑ̃]) was the first naval gun designed to fire explosive shells.
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Wikidata: Paixhans gun
Wikidata Q2561154, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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