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Ship's Installed On | LPH, LHA, LPH | |
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Primary Design Use | Anti Air Defense | |
Ammunition | Fixed | 24 lbs |
Muzzle Velocity | Full Charge | 2700 ft/per sec |
Reduced Charge | N/A | |
Range | Surface | 7 Nautical Miles |
Air | na | |
Firing Cycle | 40-60 rds per min | |
Crew | 11 |
The 3"50 gun replaced the 40MM Quad
guns
shortly after W.W.II. This is an internal view of 3"50 gun system. |
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A view of a loading crew showing how
the system
was loaded. The ability of the loading crew dictated how fast the system could fire. A good crew could fire the gun at about 60 rds per minute. |
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Weapons | 16 Inch
Armament |
5"MK 38
System |
5"MK
42
System |
5"MK
45
System |
5"62
System |
40MM
System |
76MM
System |
3"50
System |
MK
38
System |
20MM
System |
Standard
Missile |
Tomahawk
Missile |