naval surface fire support

  1. blockhaj

    Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/50 M/60Ty

    Variously called, the Bofors 120/50 M/60Ty (Tyskland = Germany) was a Bofors late 1950's project for a new generation 120 mm ship mounted autocannon, replacing their twin barrel system from 1950, instead opting for a single barrel system with double the rate of fire. The German Navy showed...
  2. Tzoli

    USN Fire Support Gun Proposals

    In Norman Friedman's US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History book (2002) mentions some interesting weapon systems: The wikipedia article mentions a 155mm/70 "Combustion Light Gas Gun" but no mention of the 127mm gun. The 5"/84 Pulsed-Powered and 8"/60 conventional guns are...
  3. JFC Fuller

    BAE/RO 155mm Naval Ordnance

    BAE Third generation Maritime Fire (TMF) support gun presentation, courtesy of DTIC, attached. This contains all of the images commonly seen online plus many more, and gives a good overview of how the TMF mounting and loading mechanism would have been adapted from the 4.5" Mk.8.
  4. Triton

    DD 21, DD(X), DDG-1000 Zumwalt Concepts

    Artist impressions of land-attack destroyer using the "Sea Blade" design by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin would later use the "Sea Blade" design for the Freedom-class littoral combat ship. Source: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/dd-21.htm
  5. Sferrin

    MK 71 Lightweight 8" gun.

    Not sure if this is entirely appropriate. It's a naval weapon but it's a gun. Maybe we should add a gun section? ??? At one point it was intended that the forward Mk45 on the Spruance class would be swapped out for these.
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