BL 12-inch Mk VIII naval gun
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bl-12-inch-mk-viii-naval-gun-239-3181979
title:
BL 12-inch Mk VIII naval gun
text:
The BL 12-inch Mark VIII naval gun was one of the first large British rifled breech-loading naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant of the 1890s, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Naval Gun, Coastal Defence
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_VIII_naval_gun
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date modified:
2022-08-24T13:55:54Z
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13
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