18-inch/48-caliber Mark 1 gun - Wikipedia
WEBThe 18"/48 caliber Mark 1 – United States Naval Gun was the initial name and design for a large caliber naval gun in the early 1920s. After the Washington Naval Treaty prohibited the development of guns larger than 16 in (406 mm), the gun was relined and finished as a high velocity 16"/56 Mark 4 gun. After the start of World War II, the gun ...
18"/48 (45.7 cm) Mark 1 - NavWeaps
WEBIn the early 1920s, the USN was in the process of developing the 18"/48 (45.7 cm) Mark 1 naval gun. Two gun designs were considered, one was a light version and the other was a heavier version to allow removing the gun from a turret without dismantling it.
NSWCDD Blog - 18 Inch Gun History - Naval Sea Systems Command
WEBWhen you see photographs of modern fighter jets carrying 2,000-lb., low-drag bombs, think of the Navy’s only 18-inch gun—the largest and most powerful American gun ever built! The renderings...
List of naval guns by caliber - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of naval guns of all countries ordered by caliber. Diameter (mm) Weapon name. Country of origin. Period. 20 mm (0.79 in) Breda Model 35. Kingdom of Italy. World War II.
USA 18"/48 (45.7 cm) Mark 1, 16"/56 (40.6 cm) Mark 4 and 18"/47 …
WEBIn the early 1920s, the USN was in the process of developing the 18"/48 (45.7 cm) Mark 1 naval gun. The prototype for this weapon was about halfway completed when the Washington Naval Limitation Treaty of 1922 outlawed guns larger than 16" (40.6 cm).
BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun - Wikipedia
WEBThe BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun was a breech-loading naval rifle used by the Royal Navy during World War I. It was the largest and heaviest gun ever used by the British. [1] Only the Second-World-War Japanese 46 cm/45 Type 94 had a larger calibre, 18.1 inches (46 cm), but it fired a lighter shell.
The 18.1 inch Naval Gun - Origins and Development - YouTube
WEBToday we take a look at the origins and development of the Yamato-class' massive main gun armament, the largest naval guns to ever put to sea.
Bringing Back the Big Guns | Proceedings - January 2021 Vol.
WEBThe United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Japan all had built large fleets of massive ships with 14-, 16-, and even 18-inch guns. Latecomer Germany, constrained for years by disarmament agreements, built battleships such as the Bismarck and Tirpitz (postponing aircraft carriers to a future date that would never come).
18"/48 caliber Mark 1 gun | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBThe 18"/48 caliber Mark 1 – United States Naval Gun was the initial name and design for large caliber naval gun in the early 1920s. After the Washington Naval Treaty prohibited the development of guns larger than 16 in (406 mm), the gun was relined and finished as a high velocity 16"/56 Mark 4 gun.
18-inch/48-caliber Mark 1 gun - Detailed Pedia
WEBThe 18"/48 caliber Mark 1 – United States Naval Gun was the initial name and design for a large caliber naval gun in the early 1920s. After the Washington Naval Treaty prohibited the development of guns larger than 16 in (406 mm), the gun was relined and finished as a high velocity 16"/56 Mark 4 gun.