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10,000 yards (9,100 m) at 20°, 12,000 yards (11,000 m) at 24° [note 3] The QF 4.7-inch gun Mks I, II, III, and IV [note 4] were a family of British quick-firing 4.724-inch (120 mm) naval and coast defence guns of the late 1880s and 1890s that served with the navies of various countries. They were also mounted on various wheeled carriages to ...
The QF 4.7-inch Mk XI gun, on the Mk XX twin mounting, was introduced to the RN aboard the L and M class destroyers, in commission from 1941 onwards. It featured a 62 lb (28.1 kg) shell fired at 2,538 ft/second (774 m/s) to a maximum range of 21,240 yards (19,420 m) at 45 degrees of elevation. [1] The Mk XX mounting was fully enclosed, but the ...
A 4.7 inch Gun is any of a number of British-built 120 mm naval artillery guns. Several of these guns were designed and manufactured by the Elswick Ordnance Company, part of Armstrong Whitworth. They were a major export item and hence were actually of 120 mm calibre (4.724 inches) to meet the requirements of metricised navies (although the size ...
2,650 ft/s (810 m/s) Maximum firing range. 16,970 yards (15,520 m) at 40°. Single Mk IX gun on HMCS Assiniboine with gunners sheltering behind the shield. The 4.7 inch QF Mark IX and Mark XII were 45- calibre, 4.7-inch (120 mm) naval guns which armed the majority of Royal Navy and Commonwealth destroyers in World War II, [1] and were exported ...
37 mm kan M/98B (Finspång 37 mm naval gun L/39 model 1901) Sweden-Norway. 1900s - Cold War. 38.1 mm (1.50 in) 38 mm kan M/84 (Nordenfelt 1½In fast shooting naval gun L/43 model 1884) Sweden-Norway. 1880s - World War I. 40 mm (1.6 in) 40 mm ubakan m/32 (Bofors 40 mm submarine automatic gun L/43 model 1932)
Maximum firing range. 12,660 metres (13,850 yd) [ 2] The BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun[ note 1] was a British medium-velocity naval gun introduced in 1917 as secondary armament on the Renown -class battlecruisers and Glorious -class "large light cruisers", but which served most notably as the main armament on Flower-class corvettes throughout World ...
Muzzle velocity. 2,660 feet per second (811 m/s) Maximum firing range. 19,850 yards (18,150 m) at 45 degrees elevation. AA Range: 39,000 feet (11,890 m) at 80 degrees elevation [4] Filling weight. 9 pounds (4.08 kg) The QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun[note 1] was the standard British Commonwealth naval anti-aircraft and dual-purpose gun of World War II.
Maximum firing range. Surface: 16,300 yd (15,000 m) [3] AA: 28,750 ft (8,800 m) [2] Filling. Lyddite, Amatol. Filling weight. 5 pounds (2.27 kg) The QF 4 inch Mk V gun[note 1] was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA (i.e. high-angle) mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at sea and on land, and was also used as a ...