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