| Bore |
4" 101.6mm |
| Ammunition Type |
Contact or time fused HE fixed
shell. VT fused shells became available later in the war. |
| Weight of round | 35 lbs 15.88 kg |
| Velocity | 2660 feet per second 811 meters per second |
| Maximum elevation | 80 degrees |
| Range | 19,850 yards 18,150 meters |
| Altitude | 39,000 feet 11,890 meters |
| Firing cycle | 5 seconds |
This was a common antiaircraft gun for the newer cruisers and destroyers. By the end of the war, it was being supplied with VT shells with radar proximity fuses.
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index