What is a six pounder?

6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a 57-millimetre (2.2 in) gun firing a projectile weighing approximately 6 pounds (2.7 kg). Guns of this type include: QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s; a similar weapon was designed by Driggs-Schroeder for the US Navy.

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What caliber is a 6 pounder gun?

57 mm
Ordnance QF 6-pounder

Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt
Height	4 ft 2 in (1.28 m)
Crew	6
Shell	Fixed QF 57×441 mmR
Calibre	2.244 in (57 mm)

What was the biggest tank gun in ww2?

128-millimeter Pak 44 gun
The 128-millimeter Pak 44 gun measured fifty-five calibers and had only ten degrees traverse to either side. Its sixty-pound shells traveled at 950 meters a second, with a range of up to fifteen miles if used for indirect fire.

What is the most effective anti-tank weapon?

Currently the FGM-148 Javelin is one of the most advanced man-portable anti-tank guide missile system in the world. It can destroyed any current main battle tank. It can also target low flying helicopters. Only some existing anti-tank missiles, such as Israeli Spike can compare with the Javelin.

How much did a 6 pounder cannon weigh?

M1841 6-pounder field gun
Variants	1835, 1838, 1840
Specifications
Mass	880 lb (399.2 kg)
Length	5.0 ft (1.52 m)

How much did a Revolutionary War cannon weigh?

The most commonly used cannon during the Revolutionary War were 3-pound “galloper” and the steadier 6-pound guns, although larger cannon up to 18 pounds saw use in some conflicts.

Can RPG 7 destroy a tank?

Since most of the readily available RPG-7 rounds cannot penetrate M1 Abrams tank armor from almost any angle, it is primarily effective against soft-skinned or lightly armored vehicles, and infantry.

How far can a pirate cannon shoot?

Range could be up to 1500 yards, but the round shot quickly wandered in its trajectory, and was very hard to aim at extreme range. On a small ship, like a pirate vessel, guns were typically kept on the open deck, not on a specialized gun deck with gun ports.

What was the smallest cannon used in the Civil War?

The M1841 6-pounder field gun was a bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading cannon that was adopted by the United States Army in 1841 and used from the Mexican–American War to the American Civil War….

M1841 6-pounder field gun
Effective firing range	1,523 yd (1,393 m)

What was anti-tank weapon in ww2?

Panzerfaust, shoulder-type German antitank weapon that was widely used in World War II. The first model, the Panzerfaust 30, was developed in 1943 for use by infantry against Soviet tanks. The Panzerfaust consisted of a steel tube containing a propellant charge of gunpowder.