British Naval gun support 1945-1982

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I was called away for the "family duties" of the day on my last post. For Peru my item will be an ADD for next year as it's not in the current OOB. Would like to submit with an actual ship's picture since the ships and gun size (BOFORS 15.2 cm/53 (6") Model 1942.) were limited to this class only during the full time that they were available from 1973 - present. What's also interesting is these guns could also fulfill an AA role as well up to 50,000ft which seems impressive for a gun of that size and of that period. The current ship (BAP Almirante Grau (ex-De Ruyter) CLM-81) mounts a total of 8 guns in 4x2 turrets.
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNNeth_59-53_m1942.htm
http://www.navypedia.org/ships/nethe...provincien.htm
http://www.military-today.com/navy/d...en_cruiser.htm

Regards,
Pat

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Maybe we'll get to 45m edit time some day? You're right an hour would be better.


Sorry for the delay but, it's the last of her kind still operating in the world. Hopefully it'll find a nice "museum home" when her time is up.

Thanks for the NAVY time, of course, I blame IronDuke99 for this, after all you have to have an exit strategy in place.

Regards,
Pat

[IronDuke99]

HMS Belfast with 12 x 6 inch guns was operational until 1963 and in reserve until 1967. She is now a museum ship on the Thames in London.

Belfast could fire up to 96 6inch shells a minute from her four triple turrets, each gun firing up to eight times a minute.

The later Tiger class ships could fire up to 20 rounds a minute from each automatic 6 inch gun.

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Originally Posted by IronDuke99

HMS Belfast with 12 x 6 inch guns was operational until 1963 and in reserve until 1967. She is now a museum ship on the Thames in London.

Belfast could fire up to 96 6inch shells a minute from her four triple turrets, each gun firing up to eight times a minute.

The later Tiger class ships could fire up to 20 rounds a minute from each automatic 6 inch gun.

Which would make a mess of (some say improve) the London Gateway motorway service station at Scratchwood. The forward-facing guns of HMS Belfast are famously permanently positioned to score a direct hit on the services...

http://londonist.com/2015/02/why-do-...ervice-station