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Modern naval artillery is nevertheless still capable of impressive performances. For example, the Italian 127 mm (~5 inch) Otobreda 127/54 Compact can fire 40 rounds a minute at a range of over 23 kilometres (25,153 yd), [110] or up to 100 kilometres (62 mi) when using rocket-boosted, terminal guided "Vulcano GLR" rounds. [111]
Cold War - Modern 27 mm (1.1 in) Mauser BK-27 Germany: Modern 28 mm (1.1 in) 1.1"/75 caliber gun United States: World War II 30 mm (1.2 in) Mk44 Bushmaster II United States: Modern 30 mm (1.2 in) CRN 91 Naval Gun India: Modern 30 mm (1.2 in) DS30B rapid fire cannon United Kingdom: Modern 35 mm (1.4 in)
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Bofors 40 mm 3P all-target programmable ammunition allows six modes including three proximity fuzing modes.This increases the flexibility and effectiveness of the gun system, which has further reduced the reaction time of the gun and it is possible to choose ammunition mode at the moment of firing, giving it the ability to switch rapidly between surface targets, air targets, and ground targets.
NAVWEAPS – Naval weapons of the world, 1880 to today (retrieved 2010-02-01) This page was last edited on 26 July 2023, at 03:20 (UTC). Text is available under the ...