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Paul Bonnett


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Hi, Does anyone have any scale drawings of the 6 pdr as fitted to the Mk IV ?  Or a very accurate set of measurements ? Any help would be gratefully recieved

Paul



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Paul

I do have a set of plans which are to a large scale,I am not sure if they are the ones you want. Will check and get back to you.



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Many Thanks

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I have a 1918 dated complete 6 pounder round if that's any good for photos etc

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Does this help?

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Paul Bonnett


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Many Thanks Gwyn, very helpful but I will need some measurements as well !

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Well at least you know the barrel length!

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I have the drawings from Bovington but they relate to the Mk1 tank, the Mk IV gun has a different setup from the splash shield inwards.
Thats from what I can make out in the many photographs I've studied.
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Is this any use?

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/MkIV%20right%20gun_dimensions.jpg

It's not much, but it may help you work out other dimensions using plans.



-- Edited by TinCanTadpole on Monday 10th of December 2012 06:29:12 PM

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Paul Bonnett


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The shortened 6 pounder 6 cwt Mk I of single tube construction was introduced in January 1917 in the Mark IV tank, and may be considered the world's first specialised tank gun.
The shortened barrel incurred a reduction in muzzle velocity, but as tank guns in World War I were used against unarmoured or lightly armoured targets such as machine gun nests and artillery pieces at relatively short ranges of a few hundred yards, this was not a major disadvantage.
The Mk II gun was developed at the same time, having a built-up barrel construction.

Info from Wikipedia, Its the MkII gun I'm hoping to find plans or dimensions for. Sorry for the hassle

Paul



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I'm sorry to revive an old thread, but did someone come across any new information on this gun in the meantime? I am now also looking for more information on this piece. Any photographs, drawings or measurements would help me a lot!

The AWM website lists one of these (see: www.awm.gov.au/collection/RELAWM05041/ ), does someone know if this is open for public? Does someone know a photo "walk-around" of this item? I was unable to find one.

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Thorsten

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