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Field ArTillery - US Army Center Of Military History

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Table 11—<strong>Field</strong> Artillery Pieces Recommended by the Westervelt Board, 1919<br />

Type Practical Improvements Desired Ideal Characteristics<br />

Light <strong>Field</strong> Artillery (Division)<br />

Gun 50% French 75-mm. (1897)<br />

Approximately 3-inch caliber; ranges 11,000–15,000<br />

yards; 20 rounds per minute rate of fire; carriage<br />

interchangeable with light howitzer<br />

Perfect split-trail carriage and<br />

study carriage for all-around<br />

traverse<br />

50% U.S. 75-mm. (1916)<br />

Approximately 105-mm. caliber; maximum range<br />

12,000 yards; 65o elevation; all-around traverse;<br />

carriage interchangeable with light gun<br />

Development of howitzer, with<br />

specifications listed under Ideal<br />

Characteristics column<br />

Howitzer 155-mm. French Schneider<br />

(1918) (considered medium<br />

artillery)<br />

Medium <strong>Field</strong> Artillery (Corps)<br />

Gun 4.7-inch U.S. gun (1906)<br />

4.7-inch to 5-inch caliber; ranges 12,000–18,000 yards;<br />

80o elevation, all-around traverse; 6 rounds per minute<br />

rate of fire; carriage interchangeable with medium<br />

howitzer<br />

Develop split-trail carriage for<br />

4.7-inch gun and study carriage<br />

for all-around traverse<br />

5-inch British gun<br />

recommended for purchase<br />

155-mm. caliber; maximum range of 16,000 yards; 65o elevation; all-around traverse; 5 rounds a minute rate<br />

of fire; carriage interchangeable with medium gun<br />

Develop carriage for high<br />

elevation and all-around<br />

traverse; interchangeable with<br />

that of medium gun<br />

Howitzer 155-mm. French Schneider<br />

(1918)

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