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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 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun can be found on all the Royal Navy's frigates and destroyers and was used from the Falklands War to the War in Iraq.The gun can fire up to 24 high explosive shells per minute, each weighing more than 40 kilograms (88 lb), at targets more than 12 miles (19 km) away – this can be extended to nearly 18 miles (29 km) if special extended-range shells are used.
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203 mm (8.0 in) RML 8 inch 9 ton gun United Kingdom: 1860s - 1880s 203 mm (8.0 in) BL 8 inch Mk I - VII naval gun United Kingdom: 1880s - 1900s 203 mm (8.0 in) BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun United Kingdom: 1920s - 1950s 203 mm (8.0 in) EOC 8 inch 40 caliber United Kingdom: 1893 - 1945 203 mm (8.0 in) EOC 8 inch 45 caliber United Kingdom
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4.5 inch gun may refer to: QF 4.5-inch howitzer, a British Army weapon of the World War I era; QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun, a British family of naval guns, actually of 4.45 inches (113 mm) calibre, in service 1938 through 2013; 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun, a British naval gun in service 1972 through at least 2018
From the BL Mark I gun of 1916 the 4.7-inch (120 mm) calibre was the mid-calibre weapon of the Royal Navy, used particularly on destroyers.Apart from some ships armed with QF 4-inch Mk V guns due to shortages, it remained the standard weapon for destroyers up to the W-class destroyers of 1943.
The QF 4.7 inch Gun Mark VIII [1] was a British naval anti-aircraft gun designed in the 1920s for the Royal Navy.This was the largest caliber fixed ammunition gun ever in service in the RN, though the round was considerably shorter and lighter than the round for the QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun.