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Navy
History and Heritage Command #NH 105892. Cropped by author.
| Bore |
5" 127mm |
| Ammunition type |
Semi-fixed |
| Weight of round | 50 lbs 22.7 kg |
| Velocity | 3150 feet per second 960 meters per second |
| Maximum elevation | 25 degrees |
| Range | 15,850 yards 14,490 meters |
| Firing cycle | 7 seconds |
This gun was designed exclusively for surface use and was mounted
on all the older battleships
and
many other vessels. It was occasionally replaced with the 5"/38 as these became
available. It had a tremendous muzzle velocity but a rather slow
traverse and
rate of fire.
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