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5 inches (127 mm) 5"/54-caliber Mk 45 gun United States: 1971–present 5 inches (127 mm) 5"/62-caliber Mk 45 gun United States: 2000–present 130 millimetres (5.1 in) Type H/PJ38 130 mm naval gun People's Republic of China: 2014–present 130 millimetres (5.1 in) Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1932 et 1935 France: 1935-1942 5.25 inches (133 mm) QF 5 ...
A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-calibre barrel, it was designed in the 1960s for the Royal Navy's new classes of frigates and destroyers.The weapon, built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division, was developed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the Abbot self-propelled gun as a starting point (it used electrical primers).
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.
Rebuilt Ca-class destroyers (Mark 5* Mod 1) Type 81 Tribal-class frigates (Mark 5* Mod 2) Ships with 4.5 inch guns QF Mark V in twin mounting UD Mark VI (later renamed gun Mark 6) Twin mountings, Upper Deck, Mark VI on post-war on Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire (D11). BD-s in contrast were semi-submerged turrets used on some of the major ...
A British clockwork Time fuze for an artillery shell using the Thiel mechanism, circa 1936 British aluminium No. 25 Mk IV time fuze, using a burning gunpowder timer, circa 1914, used for star shells. Artillery Time fuzes detonate after a set period of time. Early time fuzes were igniferous (i.e. combustible) using a powder train.
The Mark 1, and later the Mark 1A, Fire Control Computer was a component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System deployed by the United States Navy during World War II and up to 1991 and possibly later. It was originally developed by Hannibal C. Ford of the Ford Instrument Company [1] and William Newell.
In comparison, the French 138 mm (5.4 in) Mle 1934 guns as used on the Mogador-class destroyers had a maximum range of 21,872 yd (20,000 m) at 30 degrees with an 88 lb (40 kg) SAP shell. [9] The Italian 135/45 mm gun as used on the Capitani Romani-class cruisers had a maximum range of 21,435 yd (19,600 m) at 45 degrees with a 72.1 lb (32.7 kg ...
T2AAP = 3,600 Cartridges, .45 ACP Ball M1911, in 50-round Cartons, 12 cartons per M5 Ammo Can, 3 M5 Ammo Cans per rectangular cardboard box, 2 horizontally-stacked cardboard boxes per metal 20mm Mk.1 Mod.0 ammo box. Used by the Navy and Marine Corps starting in 1943 to replace the small and large M1917 wooden packing boxes.