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Ordnance Q.F. 3inch Howitzer

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Weapon Details
Ordnance Q.F. 3inch Howitzer
(Field Gun)
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Manufacturedunknown - 1945
Calibre76.20mm
3 inch howitzer AP
(HE High Explosive)
76.20mm 6.3Kg 650M/Sec 0.600Kg explosive
Range(Mtr)10002000300040005000600070008000
Flight Time(Secs) 1.77 4.17 7.61 12.96 22.39 43.45 132.43
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.16 0.32 0.65 1.38 2.19 3.12 4.17 5.39
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 90 60 25 15 6
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill6 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill15 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr1 mm
An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 15 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 1 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 Cruiser Mk VCovenanter C.S. 
 Cruiser Mk VICrusader I C.S. 
 Cruiser Mk VICrusader III C.S. 
 Inf Tank Mk II C.S.Matilda III C.S. 
 Inf Tank Mk II C.S.Matilda IV C.S. 
 Light Tank Mk VII ICSTetrarch ICS 
  
 Inf Tank Mk IVChurchill 1 - I 
 

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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