Naval Guns
June 22, 2006
Types of Naval Guns in the USSR [2]
- 406mm
- MK-1
- MK-12
- Mk I (Britain M1912)
- 305mm
- MK-3-12
- MK-3-12 mod.
- MK-2
- MK-15
- 203mm
- 180mm
- 152mm
- Mk 12/1 (USA M1919)
- Mk XII (Britain, M1916)
- 152.4/50mm gun
- MK-4
- MK-5
- MK-9
- MK-17
- 130mm
- 130/55 gun
- B-13
- B-2-LM
- B-2-LMT
- B-28
- B-2-U
- 120mm
- 120/50 gun (1)
- 120/50 gun (2)
- 102mm 102/60 (Metal. plant)
- 102/60 (Obukhov's plant)
- B-2
- MK-2-4
- Mk XVI (Britain, M1916)
- Mk VII (Britain, M1909)
Brief Data for Soviet Naval Guns [1]
| Caliber, mm |
Gun tube length, calibers |
Shell weight, kg |
Range, m |
Rate of fire, shoot/min |
| 100 |
56 |
15.6 |
22,400 |
12 |
| 120 |
45 |
22.9 |
21,000 |
10 |
| 130 |
50 |
35.5 |
25,400 |
10 |
| 152.4 |
45 |
55.5 |
29,000 |
7 |
| 180 |
57 |
97.5 |
37,800 |
5.5 |
| 203 |
50 |
131 |
27,400 |
5 |
| 254 |
45 |
225.5 |
28,600 |
4 |
| 304.8 |
52 |
476.9 |
43,900 |
2 |
| 355.6 |
52 |
747.8 |
44,600 |
1.5 |
| 406.4 |
50 |
1108 |
45,500 |
2.5 |
Literature
- A.Ivanov "Artillerija SSSR v period vtoroy mirovoy vojny" SPb, "Neva", 2003
- A.V. Platonov "Entsiklopedia
Sovetskikh Nadvodnykh Korabley 1941-1945" Moscow, Poligon, 2002.
