Aber 1-350L-030 Zestaw 8 długich luf 381 mm do okrętów Hood, Repulse, Queen Elizabeth, Vanguard

British naval cannon BL 15-inch Mark I caliber 381 mm was developed in 1912, and entered service in 1915. Its production was carried out in the years 1912-1918 - a total of about 185 cannons of this type were produced. The cannon was capable of firing an anti-tank missile weighing 879 kilograms over a maximum distance of approximately 31,000 meters. The initial velocity of the projectile fired from this gun was up to 750-800 m / s. The mass of the gun was 100 tons. It is worth adding that the barrel length of this gun was 42 calibers, i.e. 16.02 meters. British naval cannon BL 15-inch Mark I caliber 381 mm was developed as a development of the BL 13.5-inch Mark V gun caliber 343 mm. It was the British response to the introduction of new German dreadnoughts into the line just before the outbreak of World War I. It is worth adding that the cannon was ordered and put into production almost straight from the drawing board. Despite this, however, it turned out to be a very successful weapon, fully meeting the hopes of the Royal Navy. It was mounted on battleships and line cruisers of the Queen Elizabeth, Revenge, Renown classes, HMS Hood and HMS Vanguard units or Erebus monitors. It was successfully used in both world wars.

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