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Table of American Artillery Field Pieces Available during the Spanish American War era* |
Photo location | Name | Caliber | Weap. wt. |
Proj. wt. | Trans. | Years | Used | Range in yards | Notes |
9 top | Hotchkiss Mtn Rifle | 1.65" | 372#s | 2#
| drawn or packed on 2 mules | 1875-1900 | Am. Indian Wars |
2,000 | after Am India Wars it was used as training weapon |
9 center | Converted Ordinance Rifle | 3.18" | 2,015 |
12# | 6 horse team | 1870-1900 | training only | 4,000 |
only 6 built |
9 bot. | Hotchkiss Mtn Gun | 3" | 570# | 12# |
2 draft or 3 pac mules | 1890-1900 | training only | 3,000 |
unsatisfactory in field use |
11 top | Hotchkiss Revolver Cannon | 1.45" | 1,234# | 1#
| 4 to 6 draft | 1880-1900 | Am. Indian, Phillipines | 1,500
| also used as ship-board weapon with a detachable metal shield |
11 cent. | Sims-Dudley Dynamite Field Gun | 2.5" | 1,217#
| 11# | 2 craft or 4 pack mules | 1898 | Cuba | 1,500
| discarded after proving unsatisfactory in combat |
11 bot. | Vickers Sons and Maxim Mountain Gun | 2.95" | 830#
| 12.5# | 4 pack mules | 1895-1942 | Philippines | 4,000
| - |
12 top | Field Gun model 1905 | 3.2" | 1,960# | 13#
| 6 horse team | 1885-1905 | Sp-Am War and Phillipines | 6,000
| - |
12 bot. | Field Gun model 1920 | 3.6" | 2,400# | 18#
| 6 horse team | 1891-1920 | training only | 6,000 |
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*While these pieces were in the American Army arsenal they were also used by other countries. # = pounds " = inches bot. = bottom |
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