2.75 inch Mountain Gun

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2.75 inch mountain gun
Type	Mountain artillery
Place of origin	India/UK
Service history
Used by	India
Wars	World War I
Specifications
Weight	586
Barrel length	27.8

Caliber	70 mm
Carriage	Drawn single trail
Muzzle velocity	393 m/s
Effective range	5,400 m

External images
	image of a mountain gun^[1]

The 2.75 inch Mountain Gun was a screw gun designed for and used by the Indian Mountain Artillery into World War I.

1 History
2 Description
3 Specifications
4 See also
5 References

[edit] History

The weapon served primarily with the Indian Mountain Artillery in the northwest portion of British Indian territory (on what is now the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan) and participated in British-led military action in that theatre. Some also were transported to Mesopotamia during World War I.

[edit] Description

The 2.75 inch Mountain Gun was a screw gun design, where the barrel could be separated into two parts via a screw joint. This allowed for the gun to have a heavier barrel, but still be broken into smaller portions for transport by mule teams. This was important for a weapon designed to be used in mountainous and rough terrain, or where adequate vehicle and horse transport was not readily available.