8-inch/55-caliber Mark 71 gun
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8-inch-55-caliber-mark-71-gun-303-12674762
title:
8-inch/55-caliber Mark 71 gun
text:
The U.S. Navy's Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG) program was the 8"/55 caliber Mark 71 major caliber lightweight, single-barrel naval gun prototype that was mounted aboard the destroyer USS Hull in 1975 to test the capability of destroyer-sized ships to replace decommissioned cruisers for long-range shore bombardment. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (203 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long
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encyclopedia
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Naval gun
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-inch/55-caliber_Mark_71_gun
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2024-01-11T13:38:04Z
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