Английская Википедия:15 cm/50 41st Year Type

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The Шаблон:Nihongo was a naval gun used by the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II. It had a Шаблон:Convert bore with a length of Шаблон:Convert (50 calibre) and fired Шаблон:Convert shell for a distance of Шаблон:Convert (in single mount version) or Шаблон:Convert (in the later twin mounts). The gun was first used in single casemates on the Kongō-class battlecruisers and Fusō-class battleships and later in the Agano-class light cruisers in twin mountings.

History

The Type 41 was a Japanese version of the Vickers "Mark M", originally introduced by Vickers-Armstrong (Barrow) as the secondary battery for the Kongō-class. These original guns were designated by the Japanese Navy as the "Mark II", whereas the Japanese-designed copy (adopted from 1912) were designated as the "Mark III".

In the 1930s, the Kongō-class were modernized, at which time these guns were replaced by new 12.7 cm/40 DP guns. The old guns were placed in storage and were reused on the Agano-class. Some were taken to Guam and were used for coastal defense batteries.

In the Agano-class, the gun could elevate to 55° for anti-aircraft fire; however, its manual loading method allowed a rate of fire of only about 6 rounds per minute, which significantly limited its utility as an anti-aircraft weapon.

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

References

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Bibliography

External links

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Шаблон:WWIIJapaneseNavalWeapons