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List Of Broadsides Of Major World War II Ships
This list of broadsides of major World War II ships ranks the total weight of projectiles that can be delivered in single broadsides by major vessels in service during World War II. Listed are the broadsides in pounds and kilograms (for a single main battery salvo), as well as the range to which it can be fired in yards and kilometres and the maximum rate of fire in salvos per minute. Items are listed in order of broadside weight. {, class="wikitable sortable" border="1" , - ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", Country ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", Vessel ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", No. built ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", Main gun: number and caliber ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="2", Maximum range ! style="background:#efefef;" rowspan="2", Maximumrate of fire (/min) , - ! (yd) ! (km) , - , Japan , , 2 , 9 × 45 cal Type 94 , , 45,960 , 42.0 , 2 , - , USA , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadside (naval)
A broadside is the side of a ship, or more specifically the battery of cannon on one side of a warship or their coordinated fire in naval warfare, or a measurement of a warship's maximum simultaneous firepower which can be delivered upon a single target (because this concentration is usually obtained by firing a broadside). From the 16th century until the early decades of the steamship, vessels had rows of guns set in each side of the hull. Firing all guns on one side of the ship became known as a "broadside". The cannon of 18th-century men of war were accurate only at short range, and their penetrating power mediocre, which meant that the thick hulls of wooden ships could only be pierced at short ranges. These wooden ships sailed closer and closer towards each other until cannon fire would be effective. Each tried to be the first to fire a broadside, often giving one party a decisive headstart in the battle when it crippled the other ship.Platt (1993) p. 18 History Since anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George V-class Battleship (1939)
The ''King George V''-class battleships were the most modern British battleships in commission during the Second World War. Five ships of this class were built: HMS ''King George V'' (commissioned 1940), HMS ''Prince of Wales'' (1941), HMS ''Duke of York'' (1941), HMS ''Anson'' (1942) and HMS ''Howe'' (1942). The names honoured King George V, and his sons, Edward VIII, who had been Prince of Wales, and George VI who was Duke of York before ascending to the throne; the final two ships of the class were named for prominent 18th century admirals of the Royal Navy. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 limited all of the number, displacement, and armament of warships built following its ratification, and this was extended by the First London Naval Treaty but these treaties were due to expire in 1936. With increased tension between Britain, the United States, Japan, France and Italy, it was supposed by the designers of these battleships that the treaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Gun
The 12"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun (spoken "twelve-inch-fifty-caliber") was a United States Navy's naval gun that first entered service in 1912. Initially designed for use with the of dreadnought battleships, the Mark 7 also armed the Argentine Navy's s. Design and development The /50 caliber Mark 7 naval gun was only a slight improvement over the preceding American naval gun, the 12"/45 caliber Mark 5 gun. As such, it was a very similar weapon, having been lengthened by five calibers to allow for improved muzzle velocity, range, and penetrating power. Designed to the specifications of the Bureau of Ordnance, the Mark 7 was constructed at the U.S. Naval Gun Factory in Washington, D.C. The Mark 7 weighed with the breech and was capable of firing two to three times a minute. At maximum elevation of 15° it could fire an shell approximately . With an initial muzzle velocity of , the gun had a barrel life of 200 rounds, and was capable of firing either armor piercing or Common pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12"/50 Caliber Gun (Argentina)
The 12"/50 caliber ''Bethlehem'' gun was a US naval gun designed in 1910 as the main armament for the Argentine Navy’s dreadnought battleships of the . Design The gun was designed in 1910, and it was probably based on the US 12"/50 (30.5 cm) Mark 7 naval gun with a breech weight added. The guns were manufactured at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The ships in the class had twelve 305 mm guns each, mounted in six twin (2-gun) turrets, with two turrets forward, two aft, and one on each side. Measurements and Capabilities The gun weighed 66 tons including the breech and was capable of an average rate of fire of 2–3 rounds a minute. It could throw an 870 lb. (394.6 kg) Mark 15 armor-piercing Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate either body armour or vehicle armour. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warsh ... shell 24,000 yards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
305mm/45 Modèle 1906 Gun
The 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy. The type was used on the , mounted in two twin turrets. An improved version, the 305mm/45 Modèle 1910 gun, was installed on the ''Courbet'' class. Six surplus guns were modified to become railway guns and designated Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissement at the end of World War I and although too late to see action they were used during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... See also Weapons of comparable role, performance and era * BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun Vickers (British) equivalent * 12"/45 caliber Mark 5 gun US equivalent Notes Bibliography * * External links PIECES LOURDES : 240 et plus {{DEFAULTSORT:305mm 45 Modele 1906 gun Naval guns of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
320 Mm Model 1934 Naval Gun
The 320 mm naval gun was the main battery gun used to modernize Italy's World War I battleships for service during World War II. The guns were manufactured by boring out and relining the battleships' original 12"/46 (30 cm) built-up guns and modifying the turrets to increase elevation above the original 20° maximum. Each ship carried two 548-tonne twin turrets and two 745-tonne triple turrets. All guns used pneumatically operated side-swing Welin breech blocks. Each barrel could fire two rounds per minute. In service these guns chronically suffered of great horizontal dispersion, both from the worsened thermodynamic performance of the guns themselves and from the unequal quality of the shells fired. M1934 guns The s and originally mounted 13 guns as built in 1915 and 1914. These ships were rebuilt between 1933 and 1937 by removing the Q triple turret amidships and replacing guns in triple A turret, twin B and X turrets, and triple Y turret. ''Conte di Cavour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 Gun
The Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun was a , 52-caliber naval gun. It was the most powerful gun to be mounted aboard battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy and later the Soviet Navy during both world wars. It was later modified by the Soviets and employed as coastal artillery and as a railway gun during World War II. History The Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 was designed to reflect lessons learned from the Russo-Japanese War and despite changes in specifications while the guns were being manufactured they were considered excellent pieces. In April 1906 a conference of twenty admirals and specialists in ship and ordnance design met to determine what the specifications of the new fleet being built to replace the losses suffered during the Russo-Japanese War would be. The consensus of the meeting was that the new battleships would be armed with no less than twelve 12in guns mounted on the ships centerline and capable of delivering a twelve gun broadside. This would be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
340mm/45 Modèle 1912 Gun
The 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun (13.4 in) was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy. While the calibres of the naval guns of the French Navy were usually very close to those of their British counterparts, the calibre of 340 mm is specific to the French Navy. The built-up gun was designed to be carried by the and classes in quadruple gun turrets, but no ship of these types was completed as a battleship. They were carried by the s in twin turrets. Some of these guns were used as railway guns and coastal artillery in World War I, also serving in World War II. Railway gun Due to the cancellation or conversion of most of the ships these guns were made for, the relatively large number of spare guns available facilitated their use as railway guns in both World Wars. Two batteries of 340 mm guns, with an authorized strength of one gun per battery, were operated by the 53rd Coast Artillery, U. S. Army, in World War I. As with most French railway guns, after the Fall of Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38 Cm SK C/34 Naval Gun
The 38 cm SK C/34SK – ''Schnelladekanone'' (quick loading cannon); ''C – Construktionsjahr'' (year of design) naval gun was developed by Germany mid to late 1930s. It armed the s and was planned as the armament of the s and the re-armed s. Six twin-gun mountings were also sold to the Soviet Union and it was planned to use them on the s, however they were never delivered. Spare guns were used as coastal artillery in Denmark, Norway and France. One gun and one barrel is currently on display at respectively Møvig Fortress outside Kristiansand and Bunkermuseum Hanstholm, Denmark. Ammunition It used the standard German naval system of ammunition where the base charge was held in a metallic cartridge case and supplemented by another charge in a silk bag. Both cartridges were rammed together. ;Propellant charge Main charge: 38 cm HuelsKart34 – GefLdG – RP C/38 (16/7) Fore charge: 38 cm VorKart34 – GefLdG – RP C/38 (16/7) Shell Four types of shells were us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hood (51)
HMS ''Hood'' (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). ''Hood'' was the first of the planned four s to be built during the World War I, First World War. Already under construction when the Battle of Jutland occurred in mid-1916, that battle revealed serious flaws in her design despite drastic revisions before she was completed four years later. For this reason, she was the only ship of her class to be completed, as the British Admiralty, Admiralty decided it would be better to start with a clean design on succeeding battlecruisers, leading to the never-built G3 battlecruiser, G-3 class. Despite the appearance of newer and more modern ships, ''Hood'' remained the largest warship in the world for 20 years after her commissioning, and her prestige was reflected in her nickname, "The Mighty Hood". ''Hood'' was involved in many wikt:show the flag, showing-the-flag exercises between her Ship commissioning, commissioning in 1920 and the United Kingdom declaration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BL 15 Inch Mk I Naval Gun
The BL 15-inch Mark I succeeded the BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun. It was the first British 15-inch (381 mm) gun design and the most widely used and longest lasting of any British designs, and arguably the most successful heavy gun ever developed by the Royal Navy. It was deployed on capital ships from 1915 until 1959 and was a key Royal Navy gun in both World Wars. Design Gun This gun was an enlarged version of the successful BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun. It was specifically intended to arm the new s as part of the British response to the new generation of Dreadnought battleships Germany was building, during the naval arms race leading up to World War I. Due to the urgency of the times, the normally slow and cautious prototype and testing stages of a new gun's development were bypassed, and it was ordered straight from the drawing board. Despite its hurried development process, the gun met all expectations and was a competitive battleship main armament throughout both Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
380 Mm/45 Modèle 1935 Gun
The 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy. It was the largest calibre naval gun ever fielded in French service. History The built-up guns were used on the two battleships of the ''Richelieu'' class, ''Richelieu'' and ''Jean Bart''. They were mounted in quadruple turrets, which allowed mounting all the main battery at the bow, and saved weight on turret armour in the context of the Washington Naval Treaty. During World War II seven guns were captured by the Germans and three of these were taken to Norway. It was planned to install them in a coastal battery at Vardaasen (MKB 6./501 Nötteröy), using Bettungsschiessgerüst (Firing platform) C/39 armoured single mounts, but the war ended before the battery became operational. In 1949 the guns were returned to France (in exchange for 3 German 38 cm SKC/34 from "Batterie Todt") where they were then refurbished at Ruelle. Five guns remain: one is on display at the Arsenal of Brest, under Recouvranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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