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155MM Study Looks To Pack More Punch into The Royal Navy's Fleet
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967:: contemporary standard naval gun for French ships
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261:A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-
233:have been the standard medium-calibre gun of the
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941:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
446:for naval gunfire support. The Type 21 frigate
1245:"Royal Navy Prepares to Roll out the Big Guns"
949:: contemporary standard naval gun for US ships
450:used her Mk 8 to sink the Argentine transport
382:Weight of complete round - 80.5 lbs. (36.5 kg)
356:Weight of complete round - 80.5 lbs. (36.5 kg)
273:using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the
1273:. Ed. Planeta, Buenos Aires, 1998, page 320.
1035:"4.5"/55 (11.4 cm) QF Mark 8 Mod 0 and Mod 1"
385:Length of complete round - 48.7 in (123.8 cm)
359:Length of complete round - 48.7 in (123.8 cm)
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394:Propellant charge - 15.8 lbs. (7.15 kg)
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362:Projectile weight - 45.4 lbs. (20.6 kg)
400:Cartridge case - Brass, 114 x 700 mm R
374:Cartridge case - Brass, 114 x 700 mm R
155:244.75 inches (6.217 m) bore (55
397:Muzzle velocity - 2,850 fps (869 m/s)
388:Projectile weight - 46 lbs. (20.9 kg)
371:Muzzle velocity - 2,850 fps (869 m/s)
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108:2011 military intervention in Libya
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18:4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun
1371:Harding, Thomas (4 August 2011).
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189:4.45-inch (113 mm)
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195:Rate of fire
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391:Bursting charge - N/A
104:Invasion of Iraq 2003
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215:4.5 inch Mark 8
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57:radar cross section
1251:on 15 October 2008
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114:Production history
1159:. 12 January 2024
1061:McClure, Robert.
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768:KD
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239:aircraft
177:Fixed QF
157:calibres
136:Variants
119:Designer
52:Defender
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131:Defence
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170:Shell
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