Vickers 4.5" (Large Images)

[MolliG]

Royal Navy (www.royalnavy.mod.uk)

114mm (4.5 inch) MK8 Gun

Fitted in all frigates and destroyers the MK 8 gun is the Royal Navy's standard medium calibre general purpose gun.

The primary purpose of the gun is Naval Gunfire Support, the provision of artillery bombardment against shore targets. In this role the gun is capable of firing a 21kg shell at 25 rounds per minute in excess of 22,000m and can provide artillery support equivalent to three shore based batteries. The Mk 8 can also be used effectively against surface targets at sea as well as a limited anti-air capability.

The Gun has now undergone modification and this new Mod 1 Gun is replacing the original Mod 0 Guns currently in the Fleet. HMS Norfolk, HMS Cumberland and HMS Iron Duke all received Mod 1 guns in 2001. With HMS Marlborough, HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose receiving theirs in 2002. Eventually all the T23s, T22s and the new T45 Destroyers will be fitted with the new Mod 1.

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:D

[easyand]

114mm gun,strange caliber

I love the new OTO 127mm stealth
http://www.otomelara.it/products/images/gallery/127l_3.jpg

[Graeme]

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/rn/data/gallery/big/1056618408b.jpg

*pop*

[khukuri]

I like this one, ir serves on the russian cruiser kirov


The Kirov is fitted with a 130mm AK-130 multipurpose twin-barrel gun supplied by the Ametist Design Bureau, Izumrud JSC and the Tula Engineering Plant. The main components of the artillery system are a computer-based control system with a multi-band radar, television and optical target sighting, and a gun mount with a turret-mounted Kondensor optical sighting unit. The gun can be operated under fully automatic remote control interfaced to the radar control system, under autonomous control from the sighting unit or can be laid manually. Range is over 22km and maximum rate of fire is 35 rounds/min. The ship also has a 30mm AK-630 artillery system.


http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kirov/images/1144_8.jpg


kirov

getting a bit old thou, dont know anything abour upgrades and stuff... the gun is new
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kirov/images/1144_7.jpg

[ShotOver]

Like our Navy 15inch guns, nice.