File:QF6pdrHotchkissDiagram.jpg

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DescriptionQF6pdrHotchkissDiagram.jpg	Diagram showing QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss gun system and ammunition with hydraulic recoil buffer and springs, on pedestal "Elastic Frame" Mounting. The QF 3 pounder was very similar but smaller.
Date	circa 1900 date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source	British Ordnance manual circa. 1900. downloaded from http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/arms/syst.jpg
Author	British government.
Permission (Reusing this file)	Crown copyright expired (50 years)

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current	15:40, 28 May 2008	1,200 × 841 (140 KB)	Rcbutcher	This version is enhanced and optimised for screen set to gamma = 1.0 which should suit most. Previous version was optimised for gamma set to 0.5 which made it appear too faint on most screens.
	04:55, 30 January 2008	1,200 × 841 (133 KB)	Rcbutcher
	11:55, 29 January 2008	1,200 × 841 (190 KB)	Rcbutcher
	17:22, 28 January 2008	2,100 × 1,471 (215 KB)	Rcbutcher	{{Information \|Description=Diagram showing QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss gun (57 mm) and ammunition. \|Source=British Ordnance manual circa. 1900. downloaded from http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/arms/syst.jpg \|Date=circa. 1900 \|Author=British government