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United States' 90 mm M2 Anti-Aircraft
Specifications
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90 mm M2 Anti-Aircraft1,2 |
| Caliber |
90 mm1,2 |
| Length of gun |
15' 6"2 |
| Length of bore |
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| Rifling |
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| Length of rifling |
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| Weight traveling |
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| Weight in action |
32,300 lb1,2
14,650 kg1 |
| Elevation |
80°2 |
| Traverse |
360°2 |
| Muzzle Velocity |
2,700'/sec2 |
| Range of shell |
34,000'2 |
| Ceiling of fire |
33,800'1
10,300 m1 |
| Shell weight |
23.4 lb1,2
10.6 kg1 |
| Rate of fire |
27 rpm1 |
| Armor penetration |
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| Breech mechanism |
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Sources:
- US Army Handbook 1939-1945, George Forty, 1995
- Allied Artillery of World War Two, Ian V. Hogg, 1998
