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Imperial War
Museum. Via Wikipedia
Commons
| Bore |
5.25" 133.35mm |
| Ammunition Type |
SAP or timed HE semi-fixed
shells. VT, chaff, and star shells were also available. |
| Weight of shell | 80 lbs 36.3 kg |
| Velocity | 2672 feet per second 814 meters per second |
| Maximum elevation | 70 degrees |
| Range | 24,070 yards 22,010 meters |
| Firing cycle | 5-6 seconds (as designed) In practice, the sustained firing cycle was closer to 8 seconds. |
This was the largest quick-firing gun
used by the British
Royal Navy during the war. It was
carried by the King
George
Vs and Didos.
It has been criticized (e.g. by Brown 2000) for having a shell too
light to properly deal with destroyers, a traversal rate and
firing cycle inadequate against modern aircraft, and low
reliability.
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