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5"/38 MK 38 
TWIN GUN SYSTEM
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USS WASHINGTON BB56		 Animated 5 Inch Turret Loading
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Location of 5 inch Mounts


 
 
 
 
 
Barrels Twenty
Mounts Ten
Projectile Weight Bombardment 54 pounds
Anti-Aircraft 55 pounds
Muzzle Velocity 2,600 feet/second
Range Surface
Gun Mount Elevation = 45 deg.		 18,200 yards. (10.3 miles) 
Altitude
Gun Mount Elevation = 85 deg.		 37,200 feet (7 miles)
Firing Cycle 4 seconds
Supply Carried 12,800 (Approx)
Crew Per Mount 37 Men (Including Handling Rooms)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cutaway view of a 5-inch twin mount.
Semifixed ammunition enabled
different types of projectiles to be
used with the same powder case.
Click on photo for full view.

 
 
 
 
 
Weapons 16 Inch
Armament		 5"/38 MK 38
System		 5"/54 MK 42
System		 5"/54 MK 45
System		 5"/62 MK45 Mod 4 
System		 40MM 
System
76MM
System		 3"50
System		 MK 38
System		 20MM
System		 Standard
Missile		 Tomahawk
Missile
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