Battle Fleets Main Armament
argentina flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  USA 12" (305 mm) Bethlehem 50 Calibre 870 24000 2900 2.5 1914 Rivadavia Class
  Italy 7.5" (190 mm) OTO 52 Calibre 200 29860 3116 4 1931 Veinticinco de Mayo Class  
  GB 6" (152 mm) QF Mk W 50 Calibre 100 25700 2953 10 1939 La Argentina Class 
brazil flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  GB 12" (305 mm) Elswick Pattern L 45 Calibre 850 18850 2800 1.5 1909 Minas Gerais Class 
  GB 4.7" (120 mm) BL EOC 50 Calibre 45 17000 3000 6.5 1909 Bahia Class 
chile flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  GB 14" (356 mm) Mk I 45 Calibre 1595 24400 2500 2 1921 Almirante Latorre Class 
France flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  France 14.96" (380 mm) Model 1935 45 Calibre 1949 45600 2723 1.8 1940 Richelieu Class 
  France 13.4" (340 mm) Model 1912 45.8 Calibre 1268 29090 2559 2 1915 Bretagne Class 
  France 13" (330 mm) Model 1931 50 Calibre 1235 45604 2854 1.7 1939 Dunkerque Class 
  France 8" (203 mm) Model 1924 50 Calibre 295 32800 2690 4.5 1924 Duquesne & Suffren Class  
  France 8" (203 mm) Model 1931 55 Calibre 295 33000 2756 3 1933 Algerie Class  
  France 6.1" (155 mm) Model 1920 50 Calibre 124.6 27340 2789 4 1926 Duguay-Trouin & Jean d'Arc Class 
  France 6" (152 mm) Model 1930 55 Calibre 119.4 28950 2854 5 46000 1935 Emile Bertin & La Galissonniere Class 
  France 5.46" (138.5 mm) Model 1927 40 Calibre 89.5 18150 2297 9 1930 Pluton Class 
British flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  GB 16" (406 mm) Mk I 45 Calibre 2048 39780 2614 1.5 1927 Nelson Class 
  GB 15" (381 mm) Mk I 42 Calibre 1917 23387 1377 2 1915 Queen Elizabeth & R Class 
  GB 15" (381 mm) Mk I 42 Calibre 1938 36500 2467 2 1920 Hood Class 
  GB 15" (381 mm) Mk I Modernised 42 Calibre 1938 32500 1446 2 1938 Queen Elizabeth & R Class 
  GB 14" (356 mm) Mk VII 45 Calibre 1590 38560 2483 2 1940 King George V Class 
  GB 8" (203 mm) Mk VIII 50 Calibre 256 30650 2805 4.5 1927 Kent, Norfolk, London & York Class
  GB 7.5" (190 mm) Mk VI 45 Calibre 200 21110 2770 6 1919 Cavendish Class
  GB 6" (152 mm) 45 Calibre 100 15800 2570 5 1939 Armoured Merchant Cruisers Class
  GB 6" (152 mm) Mk XXIII 50 Calibre 112 24500 2758 4.5 1933 Leander, Perth, Arethusa, Southampton, Edinburgh & Fiji Class
  GB 5.25" (134 mm) QF MK I DP 50 Calibre 80 23400 2600 8 49000 1940 Dido & Spartan Class
  USA 5" (127 mm) Mk 12 38 Calibre 55 17392 2500 12 37200 1941 HMS Delhi
german flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Germany 14.96" (380 mm) SK C/34 52 Calibre 1764 39589 2690 2.5 1939 Bismarck Class 
  Germany 11.1" (280 mm) 37 Calibre 529 20925 2690 1 1905 Schlesien Class
  Germany 11.1" (280 mm) SK C/28 52 Calibre 661.4 39890 2986 2.5 1930 Admiral Scheer Class
  Germany 11.1" (280 mm) SK C/34 54.5 Calibre 727.5 44760 2920 3.5 1938 Scharnhorst Class 
  Germany 8" (203 mm) SK C/34 60 Calibre 269 36636 3035 4.5 1939 Prinz Eugan & Hipper Class  
  Germany 5.9" (150 mm) SK C/25 60 Calibre 100.3 28106 3150 7 1929 Leipzig, Konigsberg, Nurmberg & Emden Class
italy flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Italy 15" (381 mm) Model 1934 50 Calibre 1951 46807 2789 1.3 1940 Littorio Class 
  Italy 12.6" (126 mm) Model 1934 44 Calibre 1157 31280 2723 2 1934 Cavour Class 
  Italy 12.6" (126 mm) Model 1936 44 Calibre 1157 32150 2723 2 1936 Doria Class 
  Italy 8" (203 mm) Model 1927 & 1929 53 Calibre 276.2 34521 2953 2.7 1931 Zora & Belzano Class  
  Italy 6" (152 mm) Model 1934 & 1936 55 Calibre 110 28150 2986 4.5 1936 Garibaldi Class 
  Germany 5.9" (150 mm) SK L/45 45 Calibre 99.8 21220 2740 4.5 1908 Taranto & Bari Class
  Italy 5.3" (135 mm) Models 1937 & 1938 45 Calibre 72.1 21435 2707 6.5 1940 Capitani Romani Class
japan flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Japan 18.1" (460 mm) Type 94 45 Calibre 3219 46050 2559 2 1941 Yamoto Class 
  Japan 16.1" (410 mm) Type 3rd Year 47 Calibre 2249 42350 2560 2.5 1921 Mutsu Class 
  Japan 14" (536 mm) Type 43 Vickers 45 Calibre 1485 38770 2526 2 1918 Kongo, Ise & Fuso Class 
  Japan 8" (200 mm) Type 3 No. 2 50 Calibre 277 32150 2756 4 1931 All Heavy Cruisers
  Japan 6.1" (155 mm) Type 3 60 Calibre 123.2 29965 3035 5.5 31300 1935 Mogami Class
  Japan 5.5" (140 mm) Type 3 50 Calibre 83.8 22500 2789 8 1916 Kij, Kaga, Tatsula, Yubari, Kuma & Tenryu Class
  Japan 5" (127 mm) Type 88 40 Calibre 75.7 16185 2379 8 30840 1932 All Remaining Light Cruisers
netherlands flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Netherlands 5.9" (150 mm) Mk 6 50 Calibre 103 23200 2953 5 1925 Java Class 
  GB 4" (102 mm) QF Mk XVI 45 Calibre 63.5 19850 2660 15 39000 1940 Jacob van Heemskerck Class 
soviet flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  GB 15" (381 mm) Mk I 42 Calibre 1917 36500 2467 2 1944 R Class 
  Soviet Union 12" (305 mm) Model 1907 52 Calibre 1038 26925 2500 2.2 1910 Gangut Class
  Soviet Union 7.1" (180 mm) B-1-K Pattern 1931 60 Calibre 215 40600 3018 5 1931 Krasny Kavkaz Class
  Soviet Union 7.1" (180 mm) B-1-P Pattern 1932 57 Calibre 215 40600 3018 5.5 1932 Kirov Class
  Soviet Union 7.1" (180 mm) B-1-P Pattern 1932 56 Calibre 215 40600 3018 5 1932 Maxim Gorky Class
  USA 6" (152 mm) MK 12 53 Calibre 105 25300 3000 6.5 1944 Omaha Class 
  Soviet Union 5.1" (130 mm) Pattern 1913 55 Calibre 73.86 22245 2825 7.5 1914 Komintern, Chervona Ukraina & Krasnyi Krym Class 
spain flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Spain 8" (203 mm) BL Model 1924 Mk D 50 Calibre 256 32530 2904 3 1936 Canaris  
  Spain 6" (152 mm) Vickers-Carraca 50 Calibre 100 22300 2953 6 1923 Navarra Class
sweden flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Sweden 6" (152 mm) Model 1930 55 Calibre 101 26700 2953 5 1934 Gotland Class 
turkey flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Germany 11.1" (280 mm) SK L/50 50 Calibre 666 33570 2936 3 1914 Moltke Class
USA flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  USA 16" (406 mm) Mk 1 45 Calibre 2110 34000 2600 1.5 1923 Maryland Class 
  USA 16" (406 mm) Mk 7 50 calibre 2700 42345 2500 2 1943 Iowa Class 
  USA 14" (356 mm) Mk 1 45 Calibre 1400 23000 2700 1.5 1914 New York, Nevada & Pennsylvania Class 
  USA 14" (356 mm) Mk 4 50 Calibre 1400 24000 2800 1.75 1918 New Mexico & Tennessee Class 
  USA 14" (356 mm) Mk 11 50 Calibre 1500 36800 2700 1.75 1940 New Mexico & Tennessee Class 
  USA 12" (305 mm) Mk 8 50 Calibre 1140 36000 2500 2.7 1944 Hawaii Class
  USA 8" (203 mm) Mk 15 55 Calibre 260 30050 2800 3.5 1939 Tuscaloosa, Wichita, Baltimore & Oregon City Class  
  USA 6" (152 mm) MK 12 53 Calibre 105 25300 3000 6.5 1923 Omaha Class 
  USA 6" (152 mm) Mk 16 47 Calibre 130 23483 2050 9 48000 1937 Worcester Class
  USA 5" (127 mm) Mk 12 38 Calibre 55 17392 2500 12 37200 1934 Atlanta Class 
yugo Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Germany 5.9" (150 mm) SK L/45 40 Calibre 99.8 15640 2625 4.5 1898 Gazelle Class
norway flag Origin Gun Calibre Weight of Shell (Ibs) Range (Max) Muzzle Velocity (ft per sec) Rate of Fire (per min) AA Ceiling(ft) Year in Service Ships
  Norway 8.2" (210 mm) 44 Calibre 313 2850 4.5 1898 Norge Class