Search results
From Self-sufficiency
- |caption=Guns of HMS Rodney at maximum elevation, 1940 ...and used on the [[Nelson class battleship|''Nelson'' class battleships]]. The barrel was 45 [[Caliber (artillery)|calibre]]s long, /45 in shorthand, mea3 KB (380 words) - 22:57, 1 July 2010
- |caption= One of [[HMS Chester (1915)|HMS ''Chester'''s]] 5.5 inch guns at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London |length= {{convert|6.985|m|in}} bore (50 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]])4 KB (608 words) - 23:00, 1 July 2010
- |caption=Mk I coast defence gun outside entrance to the [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence]] ...aliber as measurement of length|calibres]])<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336</ref>6 KB (904 words) - 23:00, 1 July 2010
- |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...added to strengthen the guns. Treatise on Service Ordnance 1893; Text Book of Gunnery 1902</ref>7 KB (955 words) - 23:00, 1 July 2010
- ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] |rate=8 / minute<ref>8 rounds per minute is the figure given by Vickers. Quoted in [http://www.gwpda.org/naval/brassey/b19014 KB (2,133 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
- |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...}<br>{{navy|Canada}}<br>{{navy|India}}<br>{{navy|Peru}}<br>{{navy|Republic of China}}<br>{{navy|China}}6 KB (825 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
- ...IV gun on [[disappearing gun|disappearing carriage]] at [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence|Lei Yue Mun Fort]], Hong Kong ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]13 KB (1,982 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
- ...n=Turrets for [[HMS Shannon (1906)|HMS ''Shannon'']] under construction at the Vickers Works, Barrow ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]5 KB (777 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
- |caption=''Hawkins'' class cruisers were the only ships mounting BL 7.5 inch Mk VI guns. ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]4 KB (555 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
- |origin= [[United Kingdom]] |used_by={{navy|United Kingdom}}<br>{{navy|Australia}}6 KB (855 words) - 23:09, 1 July 2010
- ...mpany|Elswick]] in 1901, on [[Rottnest Island]], Western Australia. It has the distinctive box-shaped gunhouse widely used with it in [[World War II]] |origin= [[United Kingdom]]8 KB (1,213 words) - 23:09, 1 July 2010
- |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...ns barrel & breech;<br>Mk V - VII : 22 tons<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336</ref>9 KB (1,349 words) - 23:09, 1 July 2010
- ...r (turned sideways). It operates the trapeze seen above the sights, moving the sights to adjust for lead. ...llies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred to simply as the '''''Bofors gun'''''.28 KB (4,461 words) - 16:45, 2 July 2010
- |origin= [[United Kingdom]] |part_length=bore of {{convert|75|in|m}}<ref name=Hogg&Thurston1972Page27/>4 KB (565 words) - 16:49, 2 July 2010
- ...ns">[http://www13.plala.or.jp/aconit/e-nerima_soubi.html "Exhibision (sic) of Equipments".] Retrieved on July 29, 2008.</ref> ...gunner and loader), but may be used by a single operator at a reduced rate of fire.15 KB (2,217 words) - 16:54, 2 July 2010
- |image= [[File:Canon DEFA MG 1359.jpg|300px|DEFA cannon of a [[Mirage III]] in twin mount.]] |caption= DEFA cannon of a [[Mirage III]] in twin mount.5 KB (738 words) - 19:16, 2 July 2010
- ...th=Bore {{convert|540|in|m|sigfig=5}} (45 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]]) The '''EOC 12 inch 45 calibre gun''' were various similar 12-inch naval guns de4 KB (495 words) - 19:25, 2 July 2010
- The '''BL 14 inch 45 calibre gun''' were various similar naval guns designed an ...rnment and completed as [[HMS Canada (1913)|HMS ''Canada'']] and served in the Royal Navy in World War I, with its guns designated '''BL 14 inch Mk I'''.3 KB (370 words) - 19:26, 2 July 2010
- | type = [[Close-in weapon system|Close In Weapons System]] | weight = 6,372 kg with 1,190 rds of ammunition (above deck), 9,902 kg (total).9 KB (1,123 words) - 20:14, 2 July 2010
- ...urately measure target aircraft speed and direction.<ref>Weapon Control in the Royal Navy 1935-45, Pout </ref> ==The Gyro Rate Unit==5 KB (749 words) - 20:16, 2 July 2010