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|Ship out of service= ...[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] the [[Pacific Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submar

|Ship country=United States |Ship namesake=[[Barataria Bay]], also "Barrataria Bay", on the coast of [[Louisiana]]

|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} ...ight.pdf | format = pdf | work = | publisher = Historian's Office, United States Coast Guard | accessdate = 25 April 2009 }}</ref>

|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} ...p=Note>''Conway's'' (p. 123) lists eight torpedo tubes; the ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' ([http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p10/p

|Ship laid down= as USAMP ''1st Lt. William G. Sylvester'' (MP-5) for the [[U.S. Army]] |Ship out of service=

...pons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of guns. ...fined by the Ecole DCA that trained US AA personnel; it may also come from the British Signallers' Alphabet [http://class.cyivs.cy.edu.tw/cutefish/warslan

[[File:Quad ADEN 30mm Cannon.jpg|thumb|A quad 30 mm ADEN cannon package from the pictured [[Hawker Hunter]].]] ...30 mm [[cannon]] used on many [[military aircraft]], particularly those of the British [[Royal Air Force]] and [[Fleet Air Arm]].

...nst the Shogitai 1868.jpg|thumb|Armstrong gun deployed by [[Japan]] during the [[Boshin war]] (1868–69).]] ...lso been used to describe Armstrong's [[built-up gun]] construction system of a [[wrought-iron]] tube surrounded by multiple wrought-iron strengthening c

| caption=ADATS on display for the 2008 [[Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo]] ...kon-Contraves]], a member of the [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall Defence Group]] of [[Germany]].

|origin={{flagcountry|United States}} ...ehicle]]s, [[watercraft]], and [[helicopter]]s at {{convert|1000|m|yd|0}}. The project was canceled in 2007.<ref name=GSM307/>

...automatically released the hammer. The effective range was 800 yards but the maximum range was 2000 yards. ...ed at [[Kentucky Historical Society|Kentucky Military History Museum]] and the Watervliet Army Arsenal Museum.

|origin= [[United Kingdom]] <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|caption= Quadruple-mount 1.1-inch (28 mm) anti-aircraft cannon aboard the battleship [[USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)]] during World War II |origin= {{flag|United States}}

|used_by=[[United States Navy]]<br>[[Royal Hellenic Navy]] ...sian Civil War]]<br>[[Greco-Turkish War]]<br>[[World War II]] ''As coastal artillery''

|caption=a main gun of the battleship [[ARA Moreno]] during its construction, sometime between 1910 an |service=1915&ndash;1956<ref name=navweaps/><ref>1956 is the year the Argentinian battleships were decommissioned.</ref>

|caption= A 120 mm M1 anti-aircraft gun at [[United States Army Ordnance Museum|US Army Ordnance Museum]]. |used_by= [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]

|origin= {{flag|United States}} |part_length= {{convert|700|in|m}} bore (50 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|calibers]])

|caption= Battleship armament: 16"/45 caliber guns aboard the battleship [[USS South Dakota (BB-57)]]. |origin= {{flag|United States}}

|image=[[Image:Model of South Dakota class battleship.jpg|300px]] |caption=Model of the [[South Dakota class battleship (1920)|''South Dakota''-class]] battleship,

|caption=Main guns of the [[French cruiser Colbert (1928)|''Colbert'']] |weight=20 tonnes<ref name="Campbell">{{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year

|service=1944&ndash;1961<ref name=navweaps/><ref>1961 is the year the last remaining ''Alaska''-class ship, ''Guam'', was decommissioned.</ref> The '''12"/50 caliber gun Mark 8''' was a US [[naval gun]] mounted on the {{Sclass|Alaska|cruiser}}s.

|rate of Fire=10 to 12 rounds per minute <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...re taken on top of one of the dual 14"/45 [[caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|caliber]] gun turrets, 1918. |origin= {{flag|United States}}

...{{Sclass|Iowa|battleship}} {{USS|Iowa|BB-61|6}} fires a full [[broadside]] of her 16"/50 Mark 7 guns. ...e to its power it is regarded by many as one of the most effective [[naval artillery|battleship gun]]s ever designed.<ref>{{cite web

<!-- Artillery specifications --> ...n light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the '''Flakvierling 38''' which combined four FlaK 38's onto a single carriage.

|caption= Diagram of a 3"/23 Mark 14/Mod 11 gun |origin= {{flag|United States}}

|origin= {{flag|United States}} |part_length= {{convert|150|in|m}} bore (50 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|calibres]])

|origin= {{flag|United States}} |part_length= {{convert|210|in|m}} bore (70 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|calibres]])

|caption=37mm antiaircraft gun in the [[Solomon Islands]]. <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...fired the [[first American shots fired in World War II|first American shot of World War II]] at [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] on 7 December 194 |used_by=<small>{{flagicon|United States|size=22px}} United States<br>{{UK}}<br>{{flagicon|Canada|size=22px}} Canada

...5 inch 25 caliber gun USS Bowfin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center>On the deck of [[Balao class submarine]] [[USS Bowfin (SS-287)]]</center>]] ...er (artillery)|caliber]]s long (that is, for a 5" bore and a barrel length of 25 calibers, 5" x 25 = 125", or about 3.2 meters).<ref name=F156>Fairfield

|origin= United States <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|origin= United States <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|origin= United States <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|origin= United States <!-- Artillery specifications -->

{{redirect|5"/54 caliber gun|the earlier 5"/54 gun|5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun}} {{redirect|Mark 45|the torpedo|Mark 45 torpedo}}

...'''57 Mk3''' is a 57mm all-target gun that can be used against many types of naval threats. It is fully automatic to reduce manning as well as time-cons ...in the hull structure. It is blocked in stealth position until the moment of target engagement.

|used_by=<small>{{flagicon|United States|size=22px}} United States <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|caption=The Italian Alpino class frigate ''Carabiniere'' spotting two 76/62mm Allargato |type=[[Naval artillery|Naval gun]]

|caption=The {{USS|Hull|DD-945|6}} test-firing a Mark 71 MCLWG prototype. |used_by=[[United States Navy]]

...se torpedo-initiated explosion of the forward magazine during the [[Battle of Tassafaronga]]. |used_by=<small>{{flagicon|United States|size=22px}} United States

|origin= {{Flag|United States}} |used_by={{Flag|United States}}

| caption = Test firing of Advanced Gun System <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...h-Low Propulsion System]] which keeps recoil forces with in the boundaries of infantry weapon. Presented on this page is a basic overview. ...by more complex multi-purpose ones, they are nonetheless an important part of their development.

...r (turned sideways). It operates the trapeze seen above the sights, moving the sights to adjust for lead. <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...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.

|caption= A pair of Mk 12 cannons in the forward fuselage of a [[Chance-Vought]] [[F-8 Crusader]]. |origin= United States

...thumb|John A. Dahlgren standing next to a 50-pounder Dahlgren Rifle aboard the ''U.S.S. Pawnee'', 1865]] ...ef name="tucker">{{cite book|title=Arming the Fleet, U.S. Navy Ordnance in the Muzzle-loading Era|last=Tucker|first=Spencer|date=1989|publisher=Naval Inst

|origin={{flagcountry|United States}} <!-- Artillery specifications -->

|origin= {{flagcountry|United States}} |used_by= [[United States]]

...to be a failure, and it was canceled in 1974. The F-15 therefore retained the M61A1 cannon, as have most U.S. [[fighter aircraft]] since 1956. [[Category:25 mm artillery]]

...GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly<br>(ammunition drum off edge of photo). |origin= {{flagcountry|United States}}

...of|first=John W. (II)|last=Chambers|publisher=HighBeam Research Inc.|work=The Oxford Companion to American Military History|year=2000|accessdate=2009-11- ...d disease, and to show how futile war is.<ref>Paul Wahl and Don Toppel, '''The Gatling Gun''', Arco Publishing, 1971.</ref>

...hog_launcher.jpg|right|thumb|Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar with full load of practice bombs, ''circa'' 2002.]] ...ing2.jpg|thumbnail|right|Hedgehog bombs fired from USS Moberly detonate on the ocean floor]]

|caption=HS.404 in the TCM-20 twin anti-aircraft configuration, displayed at the Israeli Air Force Museum. <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...KAD''', supplanting Oerlikon's own [[Oerlikon KAA|KAA]] and KAB weapons in the process<ref>[http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jah/jah_0114.html 20 x 1 ...volver cannon]]s meant the HS.820 was never as popular in aircraft role as the HS.404 had been.

...s/dynamicsystems/RemoteWeaponStation/ Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace]</ref> of [[Kongsberg]], [[Norway]]. ...]]. <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_5_94/ai_n16084360 The Stryker Remote Weapon System]</ref><ref>[https://peosoldier.army.mil/pdfs/s

|used_by= United States Marine Corps ...-barreled electric [[Gatling gun]] developed primarily for use by [[United States Army]] [[military helicopter|helicopter]] [[gunship]]s.

|origin= [[United States]] |used_by= [[United States of America]], and other countries

{{redirect|M242|the Israeli Jeep derivative|AIL Storm#Storm II}} | origin = [[United States]]

:''This article is about the .50 caliber M2 machine gun. For the .30-06 M2 machine gun, see [[M1919 Browning machine gun]].'' |origin= {{flag|United States}}

[[File:Cannon M39A2.png|thumb|M39 cannon in the nose of a Brazilian F-5]] ...was used on a number of [[fighter aircraft]] from the early 1950s through the 1980s.

...albot County'' (LST-1153)]] offloads M42 Dusters of the 517th Artillery at the [[Rio Hato]] training area in [[Panama]] during 1965 war games.]] ...atic twin 40&nbsp;mm M2A1 [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors]], with a rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute (rpm) and either a .30 cal. [[M1919 Browning machine

|origin= [[United States]] |used_by=[[United States]]

|origin= [[United States]] |used_by= [[United States]]/[[NATO]]

|caption=The MK 108 machine cannon <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...et''' (3x152 mm) was a feature of many U.S. cruisers during World War II. The {{sclass|Cleveland|cruiser}} from that period had four such turrets. ...ld is on the [[museum ship]] {{USS|Little Rock|CG-4}}, which is located in the [[Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park]] in [[Buffalo, New York]].

| origin = [[United States]] ...Switzerland|Swiss Army]], [[Royal Navy]], [[United States Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps]]

|caption1= The Mk 110 57 mm gun aboard [[USS Freedom (LCS-1)|USS ''Freedom'' (LCS-1)]] ...[National Security Cutter]], the upcoming [[Zumwalt class]] destroyer, and the new [[littoral combat ship]]s.<ref name="BAEmk110">{{Cite web|url=http://ww

| origin = {{Flagcountry|United States}} ...tling Gun. It has been replaced by the Mark 19 in service with the United States Armed Forces.

|origin= {{Flag|United States}} |manufacturer= Saco Defense Industries (now a division of [[General Dynamics|General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products]]), Com

| origin = {{Flagcountry|United States}} ...894]] and [[Schwarzlose Model 1908]]. The Mk 20 was eventually replaced by the [[Mk 19 grenade launcher|Mk 19 Mod 3]].

|caption= NR-23 cannons in tail barbette of the [[Ilyushin Il-28|Il-28]] bomber. ...t]]. It was designed by [[A. E. Nudelman]] and [[A.A. Rikhter]] to replace the wartime [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-23]] and [[Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23|VYa]] cannon

|weight=480 kg (without ammunition, including 387 kg of ballast) <!-- Artillery specifications -->

<!-- Artillery specifications --> The Oerlikon Millenium 35mm Naval Gun System is a [[Close-in weapon system]].

...as mounted in a stealth cupola (to reduce [[Radar cross-section]]) onboard the Norwegian ''Fridtjof Nansen''. |feed=[[Magazine (artillery)|Magazine capacity]]:<br>80 ready rounds on ''Compact'' gun mount</br>85 re

...zzle loading]] [[Rifling|rifled]] [[artillery]] weapon used extensively in the [[American Civil War]]. ...ent of the [[West Point Foundry]] in [[Cold Spring, New York]]. He created the first Parrott Rifle (and corresponding projectile) in 1860 and patented it

| origin = United States ...http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2100&tid=800&ct=2 |title=The US Navy - Fact File |publisher=Navy.mil |date=2009-11-09 |accessdate=2010-0

|origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...convert|1|lb|15|oz|kg|abbr=on}} cordite Mk I size 15 propellant (Text Book of Gunnery 1902); {{convert|2258|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} in British service in WWI

...]] turret for [[HMS Shannon (1906)|HMS ''Shannon'']] under construction at the Vickers works, Barrow ...={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]

|caption= Mk II dated 1903 at the Imperial War Museum, London |origin= {{flag|United Kingdom}}

|caption= 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Gun on display at the [[United States Army Ordnance Museum|U.S. Army Ordnance Museum]] in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]] |used_by=UK and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]

...h ={{convert|262.5|in|m}} bore (50 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]]) <!-- Artillery specifications -->

...cases for [[cordite]] propellant were much shorter. A shell stands next to the cartridge. |origin= [[United Kingdom]]<br>license-produced in [[Japan]]

|origin= [[United Kingdom]] |wars=[[Bombardment of Alexandria (1882)]]

...such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integrated with missile [[fire-control system]]s and othe ...NNERY, VOLUME 2 FIRE CONTROL, NAVPERS 10798-A|publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel|date =1958 edition|location =Washington 25, D.C.}}</ref>

...nd '''m/41''' (Model 1941) [[sniper rifle]].<ref>Jones, D: ''Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden'', pp. 37, 59, 81, 93. Collector Grade Publications, 2003. ...ary [[Lee-Enfield]] rifle) instead of the "cock-on-opening" style found on the German [[Gewehr 98]].

|origin= {{flagcountry|United States}} ...d 35x228mm rounds and mounting it on a [[M48 Patton|M48 tank]] chassis for the DIVADs contest. However, it ultimately lost to Ford's [[M247 Sergeant York

|origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}} |used_by=[[Image:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]] [[Imperial Japanese Army]]

...ard an aircraft carrier, each lower half was retouched in black to conceal the roll rudders. |unit_cost= 20,000 yen (in the year 1941)

...s of the ''Britannica's'' bicentennial were held, and the three volumes of the 1st edition were reprinted in facsimile. ==The ''Britannica'' Banquet==

...leloading]] rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. [[Quarter (United States coin)|Coin]] (diameter 24 mm) for comparison.]] ...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]].

{{History of war}} ...[[military tactics]], like [[ambush]]es, [[sabotage]], raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary [[Motion (physics)|mobility]] to harass a large

...d Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) assemble in a formation in the [[Gulf of Oman]], 6 May 2004]] ...ns in the [[Indian Ocean]]) to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa]] (OEF-HOA). These activities are referred to as [[Maritime Security

|partof=the [[War on Terror]] |caption=[[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] during Operation El Dorado.