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2. 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia

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   Complementing the 16-in/50 caliber Mark 7 gun was a fire control computer, the Ford Instrument Company Mark 8 Range Keeper. This analog computer was used to direct the fire from the battleship's big guns, taking into account factors including the speed of the targeted ship, the projectile's travel time, and air resistance.

3. Armament of the Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The first Iowa-class ship was laid down in June 1940; in their World War II configuration, each of the Iowa-class battleships had a main battery of 16-inch (406 mm) guns that could hit targets nearly 20 statute miles (32 km) away with a variety of artillery shells designed for anti-ship or bombardment work. The secondary battery of 5-inch (127 ...

4. 16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 gun - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The primary guns used on these battleships are the nine 16-inch (406 mm)/50-caliber Mark 7 naval guns, a compromise design developed to fit inside the barbettes. These guns fire high explosive- and armor-piercing shells and can fire a 16-inch shell approximately 23.4 nautical miles (43.3 km; 26.9 mi).

6. BL 16-inch Mk I naval gun - Wikipedia

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   An improved weapon, the BL 16-inch Mark II was designed for the Lion-class battleship which was a successor to the King George V class taking advantage of the larger weapon allowed under the London Naval Treaty from March 1938. This "new design" of 16-inch gun fired a shell that weighed 2,375 pounds (1,077 kg).

7. List of naval guns by caliber - Wikipedia

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   406 mm (16.0 in) BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun United Kingdom: World War II 406 mm (16.0 in) 16"/45 caliber Mark 1, 5 & 8 gun United States: 1920s - World War II 406 mm (16.0 in) 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun United States: World War II 406 mm (16.0 in) 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun United States: World War II - Cold War 406 mm (16.0 in)