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The QF 4 inch Mk V gunMk V = Mark 5. Britain used
This QF gun was introduced to provide a higher rate of fire than the BL 4 inch Mk VII. It first appeared in 1914 as secondary armament on s, was soon adapted to a high-angle anti-aircraft role. It was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships, although s of 1917 also mounted the gun.
Mk V was superseded by the QF 4 inch Mk XVI as the HA (i.e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it continued to serve on many ships such as destroyers, light and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
QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg,
Storing 4-inch ammunition on HMS Widgeon 1943 IWM A 18542.jpg,
British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV
* I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, ''British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918''. London: Ian Allan, 1972. *Brigadier N.W. Routledge, ''History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914–55''. London: Brassey's, 1994. *
Gun drill for 4-inch Q.F. gun mark V (land Service) 1924
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Roman numerals
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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. was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA (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.
Service
Naval service
This QF gun was introduced to provide a higher rate of fire than the BL 4 inch Mk VII. It first appeared in 1914 as secondary armament on s, was soon adapted to a high-angle anti-aircraft role. It was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships, although s of 1917 also mounted the gun.
Mk V was superseded by the QF 4 inch Mk XVI as the HA (i.e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it continued to serve on many ships such as destroyers, light and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 World War II
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Army anti-aircraft gun
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 fixed round was developed to replace the original separate round, 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 Armistice 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.Coast Defence gun
From 1915 to 1928 several guns were mounted in forts to guard the estuary of the River Humber.Anti-aircraft performance
Ammunition
Ammunition for the original low-angle guns introduced in World War I wasSeparate QF
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i.e. the shell and cartridge were separate items, but in World War II most guns used Fixed QF 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).Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WWII'', p.58.
See also
*List of anti-aircraft guns
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*List of naval guns
List of Naval Guns by country of origin in decreasing caliber size
List of naval guns by caliber size, all countries
Naval anti-aircraft guns
See also
*List of artillery
*List of the largest cannon by caliber
*Glossary of British ordnance ...
*List of naval anti-aircraft guns
Naval anti-aircraft guns include an ...
Naval anti-aircraft guns include an ...Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
*Cannon 102/45
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History
During World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often ...
Italian copy of the QF Mk V made under license
* 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun Approximate German equivalent firing slightly heavier shell
Surviving examples
* A gun from HMNZS ''Tutira'' in front of theDevonport Naval Base
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, Auckland, New Zealand
Notes
References
Bibliography
*Tony DiGiulianBritish 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV
* I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, ''British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918''. London: Ian Allan, 1972. *Brigadier N.W. Routledge, ''History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914–55''. London: Brassey's, 1994. *
External links
Gun drill for 4-inch Q.F. gun mark V (land Service) 1924
at State Library of Victoria {{DEFAULTSORT:QF 04-inch Mk 05 Naval guns of the United Kingdom Naval anti-aircraft guns World War I anti-aircraft guns Artillery of the United Kingdom Coastal artillery 100 mm artillery World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom World War II naval weapons of the United Kingdom