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Australian War Memorial #109986
| Bore |
4" 101.6mm |
| Ammunition Type |
SAP fixed shell. Contact fused HE, shrapnel and star shells were also available. |
| Weight of round | 35 lbs 15.88 kg |
| Velocity | 1300 feet per second 396 meters per second |
| Maximum elevation | 40 degrees |
| Range | 9700 yards 8870 meters |
| Firing cycle | 4 seconds |
| Loadout |
255 rounds per gun (typically 230 SAP, 10 HE, 15 star shell) |
This simple weapon was widely employed on lesser
warships and as a star shell gun on some destroyers. It was intended
primarily as an antisubmarine
weapon and had no antiaircraft
capability.
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