How much explosive is in a 15 inch shell?
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How much explosive is in a 15 inch shell?
Each high capacity round weighs 2,054 pounds, with 154 pounds of high explosive and a 1,900-pound steel body. Each armor piercing shell weighs 2,700 pounds and is filled with either 41 pounds of explosives or up to 666 grenades.
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- 3-inch/23-caliber gun.
- 3-inch/50-caliber gun.
- 4-inch/50-caliber gun.
- 5-inch/25-caliber gun.
- 5-inch/38-caliber gun.
- 5-inch/51-caliber gun.
- 5 cm SK L/40 gun.
- 6-inch/47-caliber gun.
What size are naval guns?
List of naval guns by caliber
| Diameter (mm) | Weapon name |
|---|---|
| 76.2 mm (3.00 in) | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) mm/60 (3″) AK-176 Single |
| 76.2 mm (3.00 in) | QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun Mk I, Mk II, Mk V |
| 76.2 mm (3.00 in) | QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun |
| 76.2 mm (3.00 in) | QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt naval gun |
How far can a 15 inch gun fire?
BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun
| BL 15-inch Mark I naval gun | |
|---|---|
| Muzzle velocity | 2,450 feet per second (750 m/s) – 2,640 feet per second (800 m/s), with supercharge |
| Maximum firing range | 33,550 yards (30,680 m) (Mk XVIIB or Mk XXII streamlined shell @ 30°) HMS Vanguard – 37,870 yards (34,630 m) @ 30°, with supercharges. |
Why are there only 14 inch guns on battleships?
The decision to use 14″ (35.6 cm) guns on the King George V class Battleships was made in order to comply with Treaty restrictions, despite the fact that other European powers were building ships with larger weapons.
What is a BL 14 inch naval gun?
The BL 14-inch Mk VII naval gun was a breech loading (BL) gun designed for the battleships of the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. This gun armed the King George V-class battleships during the Second World War.
What machine guns did the British use in WW2?
Browning M2 – heavy machine gun, mounted on many lend-lease vehicles. Besa machine gun – in 7.92 mm BESA and 15 mm BESA forms used as armament on British-built tanks and armoured cars only. Vickers-Berthier – Light machine gun adopted by British Indian Army before the war, and used until replaced by Bren guns around 1942.
Previous 14″ (35.6 cm) naval guns had been acquired either by taking over ships and guns building for other nations or by importing USA weapons .