BL 6 inch Mk XXII naval gun
Encyclopedia
The BL 6-inch Mk XXII gun was a British high-velocity 6-inch 50-calibre
wire-wound naval gun used as secondary armament on the two Nelson class battleship
s, serving throughout World War II.
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Caliber (artillery)
In artillery, caliber or calibredifference in British English and American English spelling is the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or by extension a relative measure of the length....
wire-wound naval gun used as secondary armament on the two Nelson class battleship
Nelson class battleship
The Nelson class was a class of two battleships of the British Royal Navy, built shortly after, and under the terms of, the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922...
s, serving throughout World War II.
Ammunition
The gun originallly fired a 100 pounds (45.4 kg) shell, which had been the standard shell weight for six-inch guns since 1880. From 1942 the gun fired the same 112 pounds (50.8 kg) shell introduced for the later Mk XXIII gunBL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
The 50 calibre BL 6 inch gun Mark XXIII was the main battery gun used on the Royal Navy's conventional light cruisers built from 1930 through the Second World War.-Description:...
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External links
- Tony DiGiulian, British 6"/50 (15.2 cm) BL Mark XXII