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12 cm kan M/94 (Bofors 12 cm naval gun L/45 model 1894) Sweden-Norway: 1890s - Cold War 120 mm (4.7 in) 12 cm kan M/11 (Bofors 12 cm naval gun L/45 model 1911) Sweden: World War I - Cold War 120 mm (4.7 in) 12 cm kan M/24 (Bofors 12 cm naval gun L/45 model 1924) Sweden: Interwar - Cold War 120 mm (4.7 in) Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/50
2 List of naval guns by caliber size. 3 Naval anti-aircraft guns. 4 See also. 5 References. 6 External links. ... List of Naval Guns by country of origin List of ...
12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun - gun used on almost all Japanese ships cruiser size and larger, Matsu and Tachibana-class escorts. 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun Anti-aircraft gun used in older carriers and some cruisers.
The 18"/48 caliber Mark 1 – United States Naval Gun was the initial name and design for a large caliber naval gun in the early 1920s. After the Washington Naval Treaty prohibited the development of guns larger than 16 in (406 mm), the gun was relined and finished as a high velocity 16"/56 Mark 4 gun.
The Mark 6 gun was not as heavy as the Mark 7, which helped both battleship classes to conform to the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty. However, the two treaty-era battleships fired their shells at a lower muzzle velocity, which made their plunging fire superior to that of the 16"/50 caliber gun.
The 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. [1] It was designed and built by United Defense, a company later acquired by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, which continued manufacture.
Early 15th-century Flemish giant cannon Dulle Griet at Ghent (caliber of 660 mm). This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size. For the purpose of this list, the development of large-calibre artillery can be divided into three periods, based on the kind of projectiles used, due to their dissimilar characteristics, and being practically ...
The Mark 12 5"/38-caliber gun was a United States dual-purpose naval gun, but also installed in single-purpose mounts on a handful of ships.The 38-caliber barrel was a mid-length compromise between the previous United States standard 5"/51 low-angle gun and 5"/25 anti-aircraft gun.