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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg/300px-HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg/450px-HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg/600px-HMAS_Sydney_4_inch_guns_SLV_H98.105_3249.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5307" data-file-height="3960" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">QF 4 inch <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#HA" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">HA</a> guns aboard the cruiser <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(D48)" title="HMAS Sydney (D48)">HMAS <i>Sydney</i></a>, 1939–1940</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval gun">Naval gun</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft gun">Anti-aircraft gun</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Coastal_artillery" title="Coastal artillery">Coastal defence gun</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">1914–1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a><br /><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> built</th><td class="infobox-data">944<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">Barrel & breech: 4,890 lb (2,220 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">Barrel</a> length</th><td class="infobox-data">Bore: 15 ft (4.6 m)<br />(45 <a href="/wiki/Caliber#Caliber_as_measurement_of_length" title="Caliber">cal</a>)<br />Total: 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)" title="Shell (projectile)">Shell</a></th><td class="infobox-data">31 lb (14.1 kg) <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Fixed_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">fixed QF</a> or <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Separate_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">Separate-loading QF</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Calibre</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4-inch (101.6 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Breech-loading_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Breech-loading weapon">Breech</a></th><td class="infobox-data">horizontal <a href="/wiki/Rifled_breech_loader#The_sliding_block" title="Rifled breech loader">sliding-block</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Recoil" title="Recoil">Recoil</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Hydro-pneumatic" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">hydro-pneumatic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hydro-spring" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydro-spring">hydro-spring</a> 15 inches (380 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Elevation_(ballistics)" title="Elevation (ballistics)">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">mounting dependent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_laying" title="Gun laying">Traverse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">mounting dependent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,350 ft/s (716 m/s)<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Maximum firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">Surface: 16,300 yd (15,000 m)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />AA: 28,750 ft (8,800 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Filling</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lyddite" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyddite">Lyddite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amatol" title="Amatol">Amatol</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Filling weight</th><td class="infobox-data">5 pounds (2.27 kg)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>QF 4 inch Mk V gun</b><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#HA" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">HA</a> (i.e. high-angle) mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at sea and on land, and was also used as a coast defence gun. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naval_service">Naval service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Naval service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg/220px-4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg/330px-4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg/440px-4-inch_Mk_V_gun_and_crew_on_HMS_Galatea_Feb_1917_LAC_3398106.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="791" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#LA" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">LA (Low Angle)</a> gun and crew on <a href="/wiki/HMS_Galatea_(1914)" title="HMS Galatea (1914)">HMS <i>Galatea</i></a>, February 1917</div></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg/220px-4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg/330px-4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg/440px-4_inch_gun_on_HMAS_Vampire_1938_SLV.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#LA" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">LA (Low Angle)</a> gun on <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vampire_(D68)" title="HMAS Vampire (D68)">HMAS <i>Vampire</i></a> firing circa 1938</div></figcaption></figure> <p>This QF gun was introduced to provide a higher rate of fire than the <a href="/wiki/BL_4_inch_naval_gun_Mk_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII">BL 4 inch Mk VII</a>. It first appeared in 1914 as secondary armament on <a href="/wiki/Arethusa-class_cruiser_(1913)" title="Arethusa-class cruiser (1913)"><i>Arethusa</i>-class cruisers</a>, was soon adapted to a high-angle anti-aircraft role. It was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships, although <a href="/wiki/V_and_W-class_destroyer" title="V and W-class destroyer">V and W-class destroyers</a> of 1917 also mounted the gun. </p><p>Mk V was superseded by the <a href="/wiki/QF_4_inch_Mk_XVI" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 4 inch Mk XVI">QF 4 inch Mk XVI</a> as the HA (i.e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it continued to serve on many ships such as destroyers, light and heavy cruisers in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_anti-aircraft_gun">Army anti-aircraft gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Army anti-aircraft gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in World War I several guns were supplied by the Navy for evaluation as anti-aircraft guns for the home defence of key installations in Britain. They were mounted on static platforms and proved fairly successful after a <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Fixed_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">fixed round</a> was developed to replace the original <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Separate_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">separate round</a>, and more followed. The AA mounting allowed elevation to 80° but loading was not possible above 62°, which slowed the maximum rate of fire.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/Armistice" title="Armistice">Armistice</a>, a total of 24 guns were employed in AA defences in Britain and 2 in France.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After World War I, the guns were returned to the Navy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coast_Defence_gun">Coast Defence gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coast Defence gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1915 to 1928, several guns were mounted in forts to guard the estuary of the River Humber.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Anti-aircraft_performance">Anti-aircraft performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Anti-aircraft performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Comparison with the other British World War I anti-aircraft guns<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge1994page9_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge1994page9-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Gun </th> <th>muzzle<br />velocity </th> <th>Shell (lb) </th> <th>Time to 5,000 ft<br />(1,500 m) <br />at 25° (seconds) </th> <th>Time to 10,000 ft<br />(3,000 m) <br />at 40° (seconds) </th> <th>Time to 15,000 ft<br />(4,600 m) <br />at 55° (seconds) </th> <th>Max. height<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/QF_13_pounder_9_cwt" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 13 pounder 9 cwt">QF 13 pdr 9 cwt</a> </th> <td>1,990 ft/s<br />(610 m/s) </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td>15.5 </td> <td>22.1 </td> <td>19,000 ft<br />(5,800 m) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/QF_12_pounder_12_cwt_AA_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun">QF 12 pdr 12 cwt</a> </th> <td>2,200 ft/s<br />(670 m/s) </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>9.1 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>20,000 ft<br />(6,100 m) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/QF_3_inch_20_cwt" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 3 inch 20 cwt">QF 3 inch 20 cwt</a> 1914 </th> <td>2,500 ft/s<br />(760 m/s) </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td>12.6 </td> <td>16.3 </td> <td>23,500 ft<br />(7,200 m) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QF_3_inch_20_cwt" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 3 inch 20 cwt">QF 3 inch 20 cwt</a> 1916 </th> <td>2,000 ft/s<br />(610 m/s) </td> <td>16 </td> <td>9.2 </td> <td>13.7 </td> <td>18.8 </td> <td>22,000 ft<br />(6,700 m)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap">QF 4 inch Mk V World War I </th> <td>2,350 ft/s<br />(720 m/s) </td> <td>31 (3 <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#C.R.H." class="mw-redirect" title="List of British ordnance terms">c.r.h.</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td>9.6 </td> <td>12.3 </td> <td>28,750 ft<br />(8,760 m) </td></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap">QF 4 inch Mk V World War II <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2,350 ft/s<br />(720 m/s) </td> <td>31 (4.38/6 c.r.h.) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>31,000 ft<br />(9,400 m) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ammunition">Ammunition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ammunition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ammunition for the original low-angle guns introduced in World War I was <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Separate_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">Separate QF</a> i.e. the shell and cartridge were separate items, but in World War II most guns used <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Fixed_QF" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">Fixed QF</a> ammunition i.e. a single unit. The fixed Mk V ammunition was 44.3 inches (1.13 m) long and weighed 56 pounds (25 kg), while the projectile was 31 pounds (14 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fixed QF cartridge for LA (low-angle) gun, 1930s"><img alt="Fixed QF cartridge for LA (low-angle) gun, 1930s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg/69px-QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="69" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg/104px-QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg/139px-QF4inchMkVLAFixedCartridge1934Diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Fixed QF cartridge for LA (low-angle) gun, 1930s</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Crew storing fixed rounds on the Kingfisher class sloop HMS Widgeon, August 1943"><img alt="Crew storing fixed rounds on the Kingfisher class sloop HMS Widgeon, August 1943" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg/120px-Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg/180px-Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg/240px-Storing_4-inch_ammunition_on_HMS_Widgeon_1943_IWM_A_18542.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="618" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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Britain used <a href="/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">Roman numerals</a> to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark V indicates this was the fifth model of QF 4-inch gun.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tony DiGiulian quotes 283 Mk VC built for the navy during WWII; 554 earlier types built for the navy; about 107 earlier types built for the Army in WWI.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hogg&Thurston1972Page101_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 101</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">WWI 3 <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#C.R.H." class="mw-redirect" title="List of British ordnance terms">c.r.h.</a> HE shell. Tony DiGiulian, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm">"British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tony DiGiulian's webpage provides comprehensive information on this gun's Naval service. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFTony_DiGiulian2008" class="citation web cs1">Tony DiGiulian (January 13, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm">"British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-03-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=British+4%22%2F45+%2810.2+cm%29+QF+Mark+V+and+Mark+XV&rft.date=2008-01-13&rft.au=Tony+DiGiulian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navweaps.com%2FWeapons%2FWNBR_4-45_mk5.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQF+4-inch+naval+gun+Mk+V" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 100</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Routledge 1994, Page 27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 98</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Routledge1994page9-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Routledge1994page9_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Routledge 1994, Page 9</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 234-235</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Routledge 1994, Page 13</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">WWII details from Tony DiGiulian's website</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Campbell, <i>Naval Weapons of WWII</i>, p.58.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Tony DiGiulian, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm">British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_V._Hogg" title="Ian V. Hogg">I.V. Hogg</a> & L.F. Thurston, <i>British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918</i>. London: Ian Allan, 1972.</li> <li>Brigadier N.W. Routledge, <i>History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914–55</i>. London: Brassey's, 1994. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85753-099-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-85753-099-3">1-85753-099-3</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCampbell,_John1985" class="citation book cs1">Campbell, John (1985). <i>Naval Weapons of World War Two</i>. 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60-pounder gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_II_%E2%80%93_VI_naval_gun#BLC_Siege_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 6-inch Mk II – VI naval gun">BLC 6-inch siege gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun">BL 6-inch gun Mk VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_gun_Mk_XIX" title="BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX">BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_26_cwt_howitzer" title="BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer">BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_30_cwt_howitzer" title="BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer">BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_8-inch_howitzer_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_V" title="BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V">BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_8-inch_howitzer_Mk_VI_%E2%80%93_VIII" title="BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII">BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Siege artillery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BL_7.5-inch_Mk_II_%E2%80%93_V_naval_gun" title="BL 7.5-inch Mk II – V naval gun">BL 7.5-inch Mk III naval gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer" title="BL 9.2-inch howitzer">BL 9.2-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_9.2-inch_Mk_IX_%E2%80%93_X_naval_gun" title="BL 9.2-inch Mk IX – X naval gun">BL 9.2-inch Mk X naval gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_howitzer" title="BL 12-inch howitzer">BL 12-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_X_naval_gun" title="BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun">BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_15-inch_howitzer" title="BL 15-inch howitzer">BL 15-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_gun" title="Mountain gun">Mountain artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RML_2.5-inch_mountain_gun" title="RML 2.5-inch mountain gun">RML 2.5-inch mountain gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_10-pounder_mountain_gun" title="BL 10-pounder mountain gun">BL 10-pounder mountain gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_2.75-inch_mountain_gun" title="BL 2.75-inch mountain gun">BL 2.75-inch mountain gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_2.95-inch_mountain_gun" title="QF 2.95-inch mountain gun">QF 2.95-inch mountain gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3.7-inch_mountain_howitzer" title="QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer">QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a 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title="Category:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom">Destroyer</a> armament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QF_6-pounder_10_cwt_gun" title="QF 6-pounder 10 cwt gun">QF 6-pounder 10 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_12-pounder_12_cwt_naval_gun" title="QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun">QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_IV,_XII,_XXII" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII">QF 4-inch Mk IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_4-inch_Mk_IX_naval_gun" title="BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun">BL 4-inch Mk IX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_XVI" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI">QF 4-inch Mk XVI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_XIX" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XIX">QF 4-inch Mk XIX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.5-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_V_naval_gun" title="QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun">QF 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