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Early in World War I several guns were supplied by the Navy for evaluation as anti-aircraft guns for the home defence of key installations in
Britain. They were mounted on static platforms and proved fairly successful after a
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ammunition i.e. a single unit. The fixed Mk V ammunition was 44.3 inches (1.13 m) long and weighed 56 pounds (25 kg), while the projectile was 31 pounds (14 kg).
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as the HA (i.e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it continued to serve on many ships such as destroyers, light and heavy cruisers in
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Tony DiGiulian quotes 283 Mk VC built for the navy during WWII; 554 earlier types built for the navy; about 107 earlier types built for the Army in WWI.
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2066:
997:
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1199:
392:, and more followed. The AA mounting allowed elevation to 80° but loading was not possible above 62°, which slowed the maximum rate of fire. At the
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1114:
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1168:
1044:
309:
2375:
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2182:
1992:
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396:, a total of 24 guns were employed in AA defences in Britain and 2 in France. After World War I, the guns were returned to the Navy.
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296:(i.e. high-angle) mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at sea and on land, and was also used as a coast defence gun.
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to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark V indicates this was the fifth model of QF 4-inch gun.
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360:, was soon adapted to a high-angle anti-aircraft role. It was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships, although
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1867:
30:
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2424:
2401:
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1529:
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1424:
1419:
361:
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1360:
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From 1915 to 1928, several guns were mounted in forts to guard the estuary of the River Humber.
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Tony DiGiulian's webpage provides comprehensive information on this gun's Naval service.
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i.e. the shell and cartridge were separate items, but in World War II most guns used
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History of the Royal
Regiment of Artillery. Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914–55
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Ammunition for the original low-angle guns introduced in World War I was
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This QF gun was introduced to provide a higher rate of fire than the
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Comparison with the other
British World War I anti-aircraft guns
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Approximate German equivalent firing slightly heavier shell
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was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on
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Gun drill for 4-inch Q.F. gun mark V (land
Service) 1924
353:. It first appeared in 1914 as secondary armament on
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British
Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918
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139:Barrel & breech: 4,890 lb (2,220 kg)
2606:World War II naval weapons of the United Kingdom
1624:1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II
654:Fixed QF cartridge for LA (low-angle) gun, 1930s
2601:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
822:"British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"
808:"British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"
701:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
709:Italian copy of the QF Mk V made under license
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922:British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV
8:
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983:
894:WWII details from Tony DiGiulian's website
18:
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158:Total: 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
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746:
643:
258:Surface: 16,300 yd (15,000 m)
876:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 234-235
388:was developed to replace the original
7:
1907:Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector
820:Tony DiGiulian (January 13, 2008).
840:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 100
793:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 101
603:QF 4 inch Mk V World War II
14:
2539:5-inch 51 caliber Mark 8 gun (US)
2534:4-inch 50 caliber Mark 9 gun (US)
858:Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 98
668:Crew storing fixed rounds on the
260:AA: 28,750 ft (8,800 m)
2571:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
695:List of naval anti-aircraft guns
660:
646:
573:QF 4 inch Mk V World War I
29:
2586:Artillery of the United Kingdom
2003:BL 9.2-inch Mk IX – X naval gun
1761:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
2581:World War I anti-aircraft guns
2402:.50 Vickers Mk III machine gun
2351:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk VIII
1993:QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III
1200:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
953:Naval Weapons of World War Two
364:of 1917 also mounted the gun.
255:Maximum firing range
250:2,350 ft/s (716 m/s)
120:
1:
1840:QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer
150:Bore: 15 ft (4.6 m)
1930:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
1777:BL 7.5-inch Mk III naval gun
1361:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
979:at State Library of Victoria
753:Mk V = Mark 5. Britain used
23:Ordnance QF 4 inch gun Mk V
2546:depth charge projector (US)
2318:QF 4-inch Mk XII & XXII
2284:QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII
2036:BL 12-inch railway howitzer
1756:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
1205:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
1120:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
940:. London: Brassey's, 1994.
367:Mk V was superseded by the
2622:
2529:3-inch 50 caliber gun (US)
2524:3-inch 23 caliber gun (US)
1998:BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
1892:Smoke and chemical weapons
1825:BL 10-pounder mountain gun
1787:BL 9.2-inch Mk X naval gun
1448:Spherical Mk I, II and III
1281:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
1115:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
936:Brigadier N.W. Routledge,
933:. London: Ian Allan, 1972.
806:HE shell. Tony DiGiulian,
685:List of anti-aircraft guns
173:31 lb (14.1 kg)
2308:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
2249:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
1835:QF 2.95-inch mountain gun
1830:BL 2.75-inch mountain gun
1820:RML 2.5-inch mountain gun
1797:BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun
1751:BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
1746:BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
955:. Naval Institute Press.
713:10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun
408:Anti-aircraft performance
162:
70:Place of origin
28:
2576:Naval anti-aircraft guns
1868:Vickers 1.57-inch mortar
1387:.303 Vickers machine gun
1260:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
1140:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
672:HMS Widgeon, August 1943
362:V and W-class destroyers
39:guns aboard the cruiser
2507:Foreign-sourced weapons
2026:BL 9.2-inch railway gun
1255:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
1090:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
951:Campbell, John (1985).
885:Routledge 1994, Page 13
849:Routledge 1994, Page 27
736:, Auckland, New Zealand
290:QF 4 inch Mk V gun
282:5 pounds (2.27 kg)
220:15 inches (380 mm)
2454:Anti-submarine weapons
2397:.303 Lewis machine gun
2166:Secondary armament and
2041:BL 14-inch railway gun
2031:BL 12-inch railway gun
1883:9.45-inch Heavy Mortar
1601:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1467:Anti-submarine weapons
1402:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1392:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
1310:Merchant ship armament
1274:small cruiser armament
1183:Secondary armament and
1125:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
867:Routledge 1994, Page 9
670:Kingfisher class sloop
443:Time to 15,000 ft
436:Time to 10,000 ft
379:Army anti-aircraft gun
346:
326:
190:4-inch (101.6 mm)
2493:Vickers K machine gun
2328:Anti-aircraft weapons
2085:naval weapons of the
1858:Garland trench mortar
1317:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
1016:naval weapons of the
929:& L.F. Thurston,
905:Naval Weapons of WWII
429:Time to 5,000 ft
332:
312:
2481:Small craft armament
2462:depth charge thrower
2407:QF 3-pounder Vickers
2336:Unrotated projectile
2083:British Commonwealth
1988:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
1940:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
1925:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
1898:4-inch Stokes Mortar
1878:Newton 6-inch mortar
1873:2-inch medium mortar
1863:3-inch Stokes mortar
1782:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
1741:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
1736:BL 6-inch gun Mk VII
1731:BLC 6-inch siege gun
1721:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
1692:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
1687:BL 4-inch gun Mk VII
1682:QF 4-inch gun Mk III
1652:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
1596:QF 3-pounder Vickers
1397:QF 3-pounder Vickers
1235:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
1195:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
734:Devonport Naval Base
246:Muzzle velocity
2550:Mark 8 torpedo (US)
2381:QF 4.7-inch Mk VIII
2244:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
1955:QF 13-pounder 9 cwt
1950:QF 13-pounder Mk IV
1945:QF 13-pounder 6 cwt
1802:BL 15-inch howitzer
1792:BL 12-inch howitzer
1647:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1642:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt
1530:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1504:Type G Depth charge
1499:Type F Depth charge
1494:Type E Depth charge
1489:Type D Depth charge
1484:Type C Depth charge
1479:Type B Depth charge
1474:Type A Depth charge
1420:18-inch Mk V – VIII
1095:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
1040:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
611:31 (4.38/6 c.r.h.)
414:
279:Filling weight
179:Separate-loading QF
64:Coastal defence gun
2208:BL 6-inch Mk XXIII
1917:Anti-aircraft guns
1812:Mountain artillery
1716:BL 5-inch howitzer
1606:QF 6-pounder 6 cwt
1353:Anti-aircraft guns
1135:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
1100:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1055:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1050:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
720:Surviving examples
690:List of naval guns
412:
347:
327:
240:mounting dependent
230:mounting dependent
115:Production history
2591:Coastal artillery
2558:
2557:
2289:QF 4.7-inch Mk XI
2279:BL 4.7-inch Mk II
2203:BL 6-inch Mk XXII
2157:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
2152:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
2049:
2048:
1980:Coastal artillery
1726:BL 60-pounder gun
1538:
1537:
1514:7.5-inch howitzer
1453:Vickers Elia mine
1322:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
1291:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
1174:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
1130:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
1035:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
962:978-0-87021-459-2
626:
625:
447:at 55° (seconds)
440:at 40° (seconds)
433:at 25° (seconds)
400:Coast Defence gun
344:firing circa 1938
286:
285:
60:Anti-aircraft gun
2613:
2596:100 mm artillery
2488:Molins 6-pounder
2371:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
2361:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
2341:Holman Projector
2313:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
2269:QF 4-inch Mk XIX
2264:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
2198:BL 6-inch Mk XII
2087:Second World War
2076:
2069:
2062:
2053:
1960:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1902:Livens Projector
1587:Armoured vehicle
1565:
1558:
1551:
1542:
1366:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1343:QF 4-inch Mk XII
1301:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
1286:QF 4-inch Mk III
1250:BL 6-inch Mk XII
1240:BL 6-inch Mk VII
1230:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
1215:BL 4-inch Mk VII
1210:QF 4-inch Mk III
1169:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
1164:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
1155:Armoured cruiser
1105:BL 12-inch Mk IX
1060:BL 14-inch Mk II
1045:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
1007:
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966:
920:Tony DiGiulian,
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732:in front of the
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650:
544:QF 3 inch 20 cwt
514:QF 3 inch 20 cwt
485:QF 12 pdr 12 cwt
415:
369:QF 4 inch Mk XVI
351:BL 4 inch Mk VII
317:gun and crew on
122:
33:
24:
19:
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2614:
2612:
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2502:
2498:18-inch torpedo
2476:
2449:
2430:21-inch Mk VIII
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2385:
2322:
2293:
2259:BL 4-inch Mk IX
2254:QF 4-inch Mk IV
2229:
2212:
2167:
2161:
2137:
2108:
2089:
2080:
2050:
2045:
2012:
1974:
1911:
1887:
1844:
1806:
1770:Siege artillery
1765:
1711:QF 4.7-inch gun
1703:heavy artillery
1696:
1634:Field artillery
1628:
1610:
1581:
1579:First World War
1569:
1539:
1534:
1518:
1462:
1434:
1406:
1375:
1347:
1338:BL 4-inch Mk XI
1326:
1305:
1296:QF 4-inch Mk IV
1273:
1264:
1245:BL 6-inch Mk XI
1225:BL 4-inch Mk IX
1184:
1178:
1149:
1145:BL 15-inch Mk I
1110:BL 12-inch Mk X
1075:
1071:BL 18-inch Mk I
1066:BL 15-inch Mk I
1020:
1018:First World War
1011:
973:
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622:(9,400 m)
621:
608:(720 m/s)
607:
606:2,350 ft/s
598:(8,760 m)
597:
578:(720 m/s)
577:
576:2,350 ft/s
568:(6,700 m)
567:
551:(610 m/s)
550:
549:2,000 ft/s
538:(7,200 m)
537:
521:(760 m/s)
520:
519:2,500 ft/s
508:(6,100 m)
507:
491:(670 m/s)
490:
489:2,200 ft/s
479:(5,800 m)
478:
462:(610 m/s)
461:
460:1,990 ft/s
456:QF 13 pdr 9 cwt
446:
445:(4,600 m)
444:
439:
438:(3,000 m)
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431:(1,500 m)
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358:-class cruisers
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324:, February 1917
307:
302:
259:
214:hydro-pneumatic
163:
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83:In service
78:Service history
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2425:21-inch Mk VII
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2366:QF 4-inch Mk V
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2346:20 mm Oerlikon
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2178:QF 4-inch Mk V
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1970:QF 4-inch Mk V
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2356:40 mm Bofors
2188:QF 5.25-inch
2177:
2114:Capital ship
2018:Railway guns
1969:
1935:75 mm AA gun
1523:Landing guns
1509:Cruiser Mine
1370:
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1081:Capital ship
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450:Max. height
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373:World War II
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218:hydro-spring
147: length
109:World War II
91:Used by
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2376:QF 4.5-inch
2274:QF 4.5-inch
2218:Minesweeper
2193:BL 5.5-inch
2183:QF 4.5-inch
1458:Type H mine
725:A gun from
635:Separate QF
426:Shell (lb)
386:fixed round
200:horizontal
123: built
105:World War I
46:, 1939–1940
2565:Categories
2133:BL 16-inch
2128:BL 15-inch
2123:BL 14-inch
2104:BL 15-inch
2008:RML 9-inch
1062:(US built)
903:Campbell,
827:2008-03-29
765:References
629:Ammunition
339:HMAS
35:QF 4 inch
2417:Torpedoes
2299:Submarine
2235:Destroyer
1575:artillery
1412:Torpedoes
1270:Destroyer
927:I.V. Hogg
423:velocity
394:Armistice
319:HMS
226:Elevation
86:1914–1945
56:Naval gun
16:Naval gun
2467:Hedgehog
2237:armament
2226:Corvette
679:See also
639:Fixed QF
356:Arethusa
236:Traverse
175:fixed QF
2231:Frigate
2095:Monitor
1850:Mortars
1577:of the
1026:Monitor
907:, p.58.
341:Vampire
337:gun on
321:Galatea
300:Service
269:Lyddite
265:Filling
186:Calibre
959:
944:
804:c.r.h.
802:WWI 3
729:Tutira
727:HMNZS
583:c.r.h.
581:31 (3
421:muzzle
273:Amatol
209:Recoil
196:Breech
145:Barrel
43:Sydney
2544:Y-gun
2472:Squid
2222:Sloop
1440:Mines
741:Notes
593:12.3
563:18.8
560:13.7
546:1916
533:16.3
530:12.6
524:12.5
516:1914
503:19.1
500:14.1
494:12.5
474:22.1
471:15.5
468:10.1
465:12.5
169:Shell
41:HMAS
2301:guns
2233:and
2097:guns
1589:guns
1028:guns
957:ISBN
942:ISBN
590:9.6
557:9.2
527:8.3
497:9.1
418:Gun
288:The
152:(45
136:Mass
101:Wars
52:Type
1272:and
554:16
216:or
177:or
154:cal
126:944
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