Английская Википедия:BL 4-inch Mk VII naval gun
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox weapon The BL 4-inch gun Mk VII[note 1] was a British high-velocity naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti-torpedo boat gun in large ships, and in the main armament of smaller ships.[1] Of the 600 produced, 482 were still available in 1939[2] for use as coastal artillery and as a defensive weapon on Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS) during the Second World War.[3]
The guns armed the following warships :
- Шаблон:Sclasss, laid down 1906
- Шаблон:Sclasss, laid down 1907
- Шаблон:Sclass scout cruisers, laid down 1907
- Шаблон:HMS, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclass battleships, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclasss, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclasss, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclasss, laid down 1909
- Bristol-class light cruisers, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclass scout cruisers, laid down 1909
- Шаблон:Sclass scout cruisers, laid down 1910
- Шаблон:Sclass battleships, laid down 1911
The gun was succeeded in the "heavy" 4-inch class on new warships commissioned from 1914 onwards by the QF 4-inch Mk V. This new generation of warships were more heavily armed, and the BL Mk VII's role as secondary armament on capital ships and primary armament on cruisers was taken over by the BL 6-inch Mk VII and BL 6-inch Mk XII while the 4-inch calibre became the secondary armament on cruisers and primary armament on destroyers.
In World War II many guns were used to arm merchant ships.
World War I field gun service
A battery of 4 guns mounted on field carriages was first deployed with the South African Heavy Artillery in the German South West Africa campaign in 1915 and returned to England in September. They were then deployed in the East African Campaign from February 1916 with 11th Heavy Battery (renumbered 15th Battery from April 1916) manned by the Royal Marine Artillery.[4]
Surviving examples
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- 4"/50 caliber gun US equivalent
Notes
References
Sources
- HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913 (Corrected to September 1913.) ADMIRALTY Gunnery Branch, G.8652/13
- Шаблон:Cite journal
- DiGiulian, Tony. British 4"/50 (10.2 cm) BL Mark VII
- Farndale, General Sir Martin. History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery : Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18. London:The Royal Artillery Institution, 1988
- Шаблон:Cite book
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