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| Bore |
16" 406mm |
| Ammunition type |
APC shell with separate bagged
propellant. HE and time fused HE shells were also available. |
|
Projectile weight |
2048 lbs 929 kg |
|
Velocity |
2614 feet per second 797 m/s |
|
Maximum
elevation |
40 degrees |
|
Range |
39,780 yards 36,375 meters |
|
Firing cycle |
30 seconds designed 35-40 seconds in practice |
This gun was mounted in the Nelsons
in triple turrets. These proved troublesome at first and the bugs were
not worked out until 1939.
References
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