FEBRUARY 1904 - SEPTEMBER 1905
NAVAL ORDNANCE CHINA
GUN
Bore
mm.
Shell
Weight
kg.
Muzzle
Velocity
m/s
Elevation
Shell
Type
Shell
Length
CRH
Gun
Height
Shell
Mark
%
Caps
%
Burster
Normal
Range
Notes
Armstrong
12.5"/16 38-Ton MLR
317.50
362.88
412.09
12°
AP
2.66
2.00
4.57
     
5,331
Fei Ting
"
"
"
"
"
Common
3.11
"
"
     
5,324
"
Krupp 30.5cm RKL/25 C/80
305
329
500
13°
AP
2.70
"
5.5
   
1.06 BP
7,227
Ting Yuen
"
"
257
565
"
Common
2.50
"
"
   
5.76 BP
7,710
"
Armstrong 11"/12 25-Ton MLR
279.40
241.77
400.65
12°
AP
2.61
"
4.57
   
2.81 BP
5,001
Hoi Tung Hung
Armstrong 11"/13 26.5-Ton MLR
"
"
426.72
"
AP
"
"
"
   
2.81 BP
5,001
Lung Hsian
Armstrong 11"/23 35-Ton MLR
"
243.13
551.69
"
AP
2.62
"
"
   
0.37 BP
7,344
Chen Tung, Chen Chung
Krupp 26cm RKL/35 C/83
263
275
550
13.5°
AP
3.50
"
3.5
     
8,769
Ping Yuen
"
"
205
637
"
Common
3.20
"
"
     
9,280
"
Armstrong 10"/15 18-Ton MLR
254
181.44
415.58
12°
AP
2.60
"
3.35
     
5,114
Chien Sheng
"
"
180.53
416.66
"
Common
3.02
"
"
   
6.66 BP
5,117
"
Armstrong 10"/26 25-Ton BLR Pattern
"
181.44
559.92
"
AP
2.56
"
4.57
     
7,314
Chao Yung
"
"
"
"
"
Common
3.57
"
"
   
6.62 BP
7,271
"
Krupp 21cm RKL/30 C/84
209.30
140
530
13°
AP
3.53
"
5.2
   
1.79 BP
7,524
Chih Yuan
"
"
"
"
"
Common
4.28
"
"
   
3.93 BP
"
"
Krupp 21cm RKL/22 C/
"
98.50
446
"
AP
2.48
"
2.5
   
1.29 BP
5,600
Chi Yuan, Kai Che, King Yuan,
Nan Thin
"
"
79
498
"
Common
2.41
"
"
   
3.80 BP
5,850
"
Armstrong 7"/26 7-Ton RBL (120-pdr)
177.80
54.43
563.58
12°
AP
2.24
"
3.0
     
6,164
King Ch'ing, Huan Tai
Krupp 17cm RKL/25 C/74
172.60
60
475
15°
AP
2.70
"
3.7
   
1.67 BP
6,289
Tiong Sing
"
"
51.20
515
"
CP
2.79
"
"
   
5.86 BP
6,410
"
Krupp 15cm RKL/35 C/80
149.10
51
560
13°
AP
3.56
"
3.8
   
5.49 BP
7,149
Ting Yuen, Chi Yuan, King Yuan,
Ping Yuen,
Pao Min
"
"
"
"
"
Common
4.30
"
"
   
6.27 BP
"
"
Armstrong 40-pdr 1.32-Ton BLR (/22)
120.65
18.37
480.06
12°
Common
3.25
"
2.44
   
5.86 BP
4,753
Chao Yung, Nan Thin,
King Ch'ing,
Huan Tai
Krupp 12cm RKL/35 C/80
120
26
535
20°
AP
3.50
"
3.5
   
0.96 BP
8,044
Kai Che, Kuang Chua, Pao Min,
Tung Chi
"
"
"
"
"
Common
4.20
"
"
   
3.85 BP
"
"
Krupp 12cm SKL/40 C/88
"
23.80
680
25°
AP
3.20
"
3.9
   
2.10 PA
10,820
Kuang Yi
"
"
"
"
"
CP
3.86
"
"
   
8.82 PA
"
"

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