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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.
Mk 25. Used by Naval Special Operations. Mk 23 Mod 0.45 ACP: Pistol Germany: Used by Naval Special Warfare. M1911.45 ACP: Pistol United States: Limited service. G19: 9x19mm Parabellum: Pistol Austria: Adopted by Naval Special Warfare in 2016 as the Mk 27. Slowly replacing the Mk 25. HK45.45 ACP: Pistol Germany: HK 45 Compact Tactical V3;
57 mm kan M/92 (Maxim-Nordenfelt 57 mm fast shooting naval gun L/48 model 1892) Sweden-Norway: 1890s - Cold War 57 mm (2.2 in) 57 mm kan M/95 (Finspång 57 mm naval gun L/26 model 1895) Sweden-Norway: 1890s - Cold War 57 mm (2.2 in) 57 mm kan M/16 (Bofors 57 mm naval gun L/21 model 1916) Sweden: World War I - Cold War 57 mm (2.2 in)
The U.S. Navy had the 16"/50-caliber Mark 2 guns left over from the canceled Lexington-class battlecruisers and South Dakota-class battleships of the early 1920s. However it was already apparent that the Mark 2 was too heavy to arm the North Carolina and new South Dakota (1939) battleship classes which had to adhere to the 35,000 ton standard displacement set by the Second London Naval Treaty.
Weight is always a great concern in ship design as it affects speed, stability, and buoyancy. The desire for longer guns for greater range and accuracy, and greater weight of shot for more destructive power, led to some interesting gun designs. One unique naval gun was the long nine. It was a proportionately longer-barrelled 9-pounder.
The list of naval weapon systems aims to provide reference about weapons mounted on surface combatant warships, and smaller craft and submarines found throughout the history of naval warfare. The list is sorted alpha-numerically by system service designation (i.e. Mk 15), or issue name if designation is unknown: NB: As this is an English ...
Pages in category "Naval weapons" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Affordable Weapon System; C.
English: DN-SC-91-03644 - The gun captain of the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) gives the signal to ram the powder bags on the spanning tray into the gun's chamber. The crew is loading what will be the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship's recommissioning.