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• 12"/45 caliber Mark 5 gun
  ...sh-fornv/greece/grksh-hl/lemnos.htm | publisher = Naval Historical Center| date = 27 March 2001 | accessdate = 17 November 2009 }}</ref> ...pecial-Forces/Coastal-Defence-Forces-Brazil.html | publisher = janes.com | date = 13 August 2008 | accessdate = 13 February 2009 }}</ref> In Greek service
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• 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun
  ...//www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 7 February 2008 | accessdate = 7 January 2009 }}</ref> ...bsp;degrees; turrets one and three could depress to −2&nbsp;degrees, but due to its [[superfire|superfiring]] position, the guns on turret two could onl
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• 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun
  {{morefootnotes|date=March 2009}} ...tp://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNNeth_11-545.htm| publisher = Navweaps.com| date = 09 October 2006| accessdate = 29 March 2009}}</ref>
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• 14"/45 caliber gun
  ...//www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_14-45_mk1.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-10-09 }}</ref> ...www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_14-45_mk10.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-10-09 }}</ref>
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
  ...main armament of the [[Iowa class battleship|''Iowa''-class battleships]]. Due to its power it is regarded by many as one of the most effective [[naval ar | date = 2007-09-17}}</ref>
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• 2A28 Grom
  ...hallenger 2]] or the German [[Leopard 2]] but it has been claimed {{by who|date=August 2009}} that it can penetrate the side armor of these tanks in some a ...range is {{convert|1300|m|yd}}, reduced to {{convert|400|m|yd}} at night, due to the limitations of the night vision system. Under battlefield conditions
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...during the Falklands War, being forced to cease fire on several occasions due to faults.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm Navweaps ...57|title=Royal Navy Prepares to Roll out the Big Guns|publisher=Royal Navy|date=2008-08-28}}</ref>
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ...RDNANCE, NAVPERS 10797-A |publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel |date =1957 edition |location =Washington 25, D.C.}}</ref> On pedestal and other ...RDNANCE, NAVPERS 10797-A |publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel |date =1957 edition |location =Washington 25, D.C. |quote=Approximately 27 men ar
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• 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun
  |date= 1916 ...ated, and with the end of the war the urgency seemed to leave the project. Due to this the prototype was not ready for test firing until 20 May 1920.
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• 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun
  |date= 1932 ...a result. The batteries and the guns were abandoned when Oslo surrendered due to the threat of German bombing of civilians.
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• Ak 5
  {{Refimprove|date=February 2010}} Due to the smaller dimensions of the carbine, the Ak 5D is especially suited fo
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• Autocannon
  ...tempts at rapid-firing weapons in general failed to reach widespread usage due to lack of interest as well as technological limitations, such as the diffi {{Citations needed|date=September 2009}}
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• BL 12 inch Mk XI – XII naval gun
  |date= ...ms such as bore erosion, which led to short barrel life, and poor accuracy due to inconsistent cordite propellant burning, meant the gun was not entirely
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• BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun
  ...ismarck|''Bismarck'']] in the [[Battle of the Denmark Strait]] (1941), or due to crew fatigue resulting from the prolonged nature of the engagement, as w * Date of design - 1937
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• BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun
  |date= ...ch Mk XI naval gun|Mk XI gun]] which had proved unwieldy in light cruisers due to its length, and was Britain's most modern 6-inch naval gun when [[World
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• Bofors
  ...its reputation in Sweden due to various suspect affairs,{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} the most scandalous being the [[Bofors scandal|alleged but never
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• Bofors 40 mm
  {{Refimprove|date=May 2009}} {{globalize/Eng|date=January 2009}}
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• Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development
  ...from a ship, ironically [[HMS Persil|HMS ''Persil'']], which scheme failed due to the actions of wind and tide but did produce some confusion when the coa ...onforts.org.uk/pdf/brean.pdf|title=Brean Down Fort|last=Moore |first=David|date=2000-12-24|publisher=Palmeston Forts Society|format=PDF|accessdate=2008-05-
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• Somerset cannon
  {{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} ...}} and {{HMS|Enterprise|1864|6}}, but its performance was so poor, largely due to difficulties in controlling the gun, that it was withdrawn from service.
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• Hispano-Suiza HS.404
  ...to be extremely unreliable and suffered a considerable number of misfires due to the round being "lightly struck" by the [[firing pin]]. The British were In the post-war era the HS.404 disappeared fairly quickly due to the introduction of [[revolver cannon]] based on the German [[Mauser MG
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