The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: U.S. 4”/50 Gun (original) (raw)
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U.S. 4”/50 Mark 9 Gun
Naval Historical Center #41976
| Bore | 4"101.6mm |
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| Ammunition Type | Contact fused HE fixed shell |
| Projectile weight | 33 lbs15 kg |
| Velocity | 2900 feet per second884 meters per second |
| Maximum elevation | 25 degrees |
| Range | 15,920 yards14,560 meters |
| Firing cycle | 7 seconds |
This obsolescent weapon, which had no antiaircraft capability, was still employed on the Clemsons, a few submarines, and some auxiliaries and armed merchantment early in the war. It came in several slightly different marks.
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
