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#aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg/300px-HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg/450px-HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg/600px-HMS_Thunderer_13.5_inch_Turrets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="598" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rear turrets of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Thunderer_(1911)" title="HMS Thunderer (1911)">HMS <i>Thunderer</i></a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Naval gun</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">1912 - 1940s (as railway gun)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</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">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vickers" title="Vickers">Vickers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">1909</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">Mk V(L)<br />Mk V(H)</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"><a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">Barrel</a> length</th><td class="infobox-data">Bore 50 ft 6 in (15.392 m) (45 cal)</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">H: 1,400 lb (635.03 kg)<br />L: 1,250 lb (566.99 kg) HE, AP<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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">13.5-inch (342.9 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">Naval: 0° - 20°<br />Railway: 0° - 40°</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">H: 2,491 ft/s (759 m/s)<br />L: 2,582 ft/s (787 m/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Maximum firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">H: 23,740 yards (21,710 m) at 20°<br />L: 23,820 yards (21,780 m) at 20°<br />H: 40,600 yards (37,120 m) at 40° (World War II railway gun, with Super Charge)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#BL" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">BL</a> 13.5 inch Mk V gun</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a British heavy <a href="/wiki/Naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval gun">naval gun</a>, introduced in 1912 as the main armament for the new <a href="/wiki/Dreadnought" title="Dreadnought">super-dreadnought</a> battleships of the <a href="/wiki/Orion-class_battleship" title="Orion-class battleship"><i>Orion</i> class</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">calibre</a> was 13.5 inches (343 mm) and the barrels were 45 <a href="/wiki/Caliber_(artillery)" title="Caliber (artillery)">calibres</a> long i.e. 607.5 inches (15.43 m). The guns were greatly superior to the unrelated earlier <a href="/wiki/BL_13.5-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" title="BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">13.5-inch (30-calibre) Mk I to Mk IV</a> guns used on the <a href="/wiki/Admiral-class_ironclad" title="Admiral-class ironclad"><i>Admiral</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Trafalgar-class_battleship" class="mw-redirect" title="Trafalgar-class battleship"><i>Trafalgar</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Sovereign-class_battleship" title="Royal Sovereign-class battleship"><i>Royal Sovereign</i> classes</a> completed between 1888 and 1896. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The gun was developed in response to the relative failure of the British high-velocity <a href="/wiki/BL_12_inch_Mk_XI_-_XII_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 12 inch Mk XI - XII naval gun">12-inch Mk XI and XII guns</a>. Unlike Germany, which developed and deployed successful high-velocity <a href="/wiki/30.5_cm_SK_L/50_gun" title="30.5 cm SK L/50 gun">12-inch guns</a>, Britain in this case switched to guns firing larger and heavier shells at lower velocity which could achieve similar performance in range and armour penetration but could deliver a heavier explosive charge on impact. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><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:HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg/220px-HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg/330px-HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg/440px-HMSLiondamagetoQturret1916.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2666" data-file-height="1954" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Q turret of the <a href="/wiki/Battlecruiser" title="Battlecruiser">battlecruiser</a> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Lion_(1910)" title="HMS Lion (1910)">HMS <i>Lion</i></a> in June 1916 after damage at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland" title="Battle of Jutland">Battle of Jutland</a>. The turret mounted two 13.5-inch (343 mm) Mark V guns.</div></figcaption></figure> <p>The gun was <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Wire-wound" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">wire-wound</a> and weighed approximately 168,000 lb (76 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a>) (excluding the breech), and in its original form fired a 1,250 lb (567 kg) armour-piercing capped (APC) or high-explosive (HE) round a distance of 23,800 yards (21,800 m) at a 20-degree elevation.<sup id="cite_ref-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the excellent characteristics of the gun, it was decided to increase the weight of shell to 1,400 lb (635 kg), with an increased firing charge to achieve about the same range. The gun firing the lighter shell was designated Mark V(L) (for "light") by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, and the 1,400 lb version Mark V(H) (for "heavy").<sup id="cite_ref-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway_guns">Railway guns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Railway guns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1939 three WW1 <a href="/wiki/BL_14_inch_Railway_Gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 14 inch Railway Gun">BL 14 inch Railway Guns</a> (named <i>Gladiator</i>, <i>Piece Maker</i> and <i>Scene Shifter</i>) were removed from storage at RAOC Chilwell and recommissioned. The original 14" gun barrels had long since been scrapped, so they were fitted with BL 13.5 inch /45 Mark V gun barrels from the Royal Navy's Duke class reserves, which had been designed close enough to the dimensions of the 14" barrels to fit.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1940 these guns were issued to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marine_Siege_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Marine Siege Regiment">Royal Marine Siege Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> to bombard <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> batteries and shipping in the <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They could be stored in railway tunnels when not in use to protect them from attack. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Experimental_hypervelocity_gun">Experimental hypervelocity gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Experimental hypervelocity gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 13.5/8 inch hypervelocity gun (a type of very <a href="/wiki/Large-calibre_artillery" title="Large-calibre artillery">large-calibre artillery</a>) for <a href="/wiki/Stratosphere" title="Stratosphere">stratospheric</a> experiments was developed and deployed near <a href="/wiki/St_Margaret%27s_at_Cliffe" title="St Margaret's at Cliffe">St Margaret's</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>. The weapon was a 13.5 inch gun Mark V lined down to 8 inches; the liner projected several feet beyond the 13.5 inch barrel. The concept was suggested by <a href="/wiki/F._A._Lindemann" class="mw-redirect" title="F. A. Lindemann">F. A. Lindemann</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>'s scientific advisor.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its deployment near the heavy <a href="/wiki/Cross-Channel_guns_in_the_Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-Channel guns in the Second World War">cross-Channel guns</a> and manning by the Royal Marine Siege Regiment, it is often erroneously assumed to have been intended as a cross-Channel gun. It was initially named <i>Wilfred</i>, but this was soon changed to <i>Bruce</i>, after Admiral <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Fraser,_1st_Baron_Fraser_of_North_Cape" title="Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape">Sir Bruce Fraser</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The projectiles were custom-made with external rifling to match the gun's rifling, with tighter tolerances than normal; this resulted in the need for a screwdriver-type tool to ram the projectiles. The rate of fire was very low as a result; but this was not a major concern in an experimental piece. Both high explosive and high velocity shells were made for the gun; the high velocity shell was a smoke shell, intended to burst at high altitude. Observations of the smoke were used to study conditions in the stratosphere. The gun was first test-fired in June 1942 at the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Grain" title="Isle of Grain">Isle of Grain</a>, also in Kent.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gun was deployed near St. Margaret's on 21 January 1943, and experimental firing commenced on 30 March 1943. Successful experiments with smoke shells were conducted in February 1944. The intended burst zone for the smoke shells was 30 miles (48 km) horizontally from the gun and at 95,000 feet (29,000 m) altitude. These trials resulted in the need for a new barrel or liner; the replacement took about two weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The data from these experiments was important in the development of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb)" title="Grand Slam (bomb)">Grand Slam</a> bomb.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After further experimental firings, the weapon was taken out of service in February 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British warships with the BL 13.5 inch /45 gun; </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orion-class_battleship" title="Orion-class battleship"><i>Orion</i>-class</a> battleships: Mark V(L)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_George_V-class_battleship_(1911)" title="King George V-class battleship (1911)"><i>King George V</i>-class</a> battleships of 1911: Mark V(H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Duke-class_battleship" title="Iron Duke-class battleship"><i>Iron Duke</i>-class</a> battleships: Mark V(H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Erin" title="HMS Erin">HMS <i>Erin</i></a>, a battleship: Mark VI(H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion-class_battlecruiser" title="Lion-class battlecruiser"><i>Lion</i>-class</a> battlecruisers: Mark V(L)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Queen_Mary" title="HMS Queen Mary">HMS <i>Queen Mary</i></a>, a battlecruiser: Mark V(H)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Tiger_(1913)" title="HMS Tiger (1913)">HMS <i>Tiger</i></a>, a battlecruiser: Mark V(H)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BL_15-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun" title="BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun">BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun</a> British successor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_naval_guns" title="List of naval guns">List of naval guns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Channel_guns_in_the_Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-Channel guns in the Second World War">Cross-Channel guns in the Second World War</a> - 13.5 inch and other large guns deployed in Kent, also German equivalents</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weapons_of_comparable_role,_performance_and_era"><span id="Weapons_of_comparable_role.2C_performance_and_era"></span>Weapons of comparable role, performance and era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Weapons of comparable role, performance and era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/340mm/45_Mod%C3%A8le_1912_gun" title="340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun">340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun</a> French equivalent</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><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">The gun had a Heavy (H) shell of 1,400 lb (640 kg) and a Light (L) shell of 1,250 lb (570 kg). Some guns were designated H or L to make clear they were intended for the heavy or light shell.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mk V = Mark 5. Britain used <a href="/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">Roman numerals</a> to identify Marks (models) of ordnance until after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. This was the fifth model of British 13.5 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=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=10" 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"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-navweaps.com_-_13.5-in/45_Mark_V_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_135-45_mk5.htm">navweaps.com - 13.5-in/45 Mark V</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dale Clarke. "British Artillery 1914-19. Heavy Artillery". Osprey Publishing, London, 2005. Pages 41-42</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"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.doverpages.co.uk/big_guns.htm">http://www.doverpages.co.uk/big_guns.htm</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071221040418/http://www.doverpages.co.uk/big_guns.htm">Archived</a> 21 December 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>The Big Guns At Dover WW2</i></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">Maurice-Jones, p. 240</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sussex1-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sussex1_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sussex1_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sussex1_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sussex1_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=453.0;wap2">Sussex History Forum post with material from RMSR War Diary</a></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">Flower, p. 95</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=BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>DiGiulian, Tony, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_135-45_mk5.htm">British 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(L) 13.5"/45 (34.3 cm) Mark V(H)</a></li> <li><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="CITEREFFlower2004" class="citation book cs1">Flower, Stephen (2004). <i>Barnes Wallis' Bombs</i>. 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Mk XIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_13.5-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" title="BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BL 13.5-inch Mk V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_13.5-inch_Mk_VI_naval_gun" title="BL 13.5-inch Mk VI naval gun">BL 13.5-inch Mk VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EOC_14-inch_45-calibre_naval_gun" title="EOC 14-inch 45-calibre naval gun">EOC 14-inch 45 cal. 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href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">light cruiser</a> main armament</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/QF_12-pounder_18_cwt_naval_gun" title="QF 12-pounder 18 cwt naval gun">QF 12-pounder 18 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_14-pounder_Maxim-Nordenfelt_naval_gun" title="QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt naval gun">QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_14-pounder_naval_gun_Mk_I_%26_II" title="QF 14-pounder naval gun Mk I & II">QF 14-pounder Mk I & II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_III" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III">QF 4-inch Mk III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_4-inch_Mk_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 4-inch Mk VII naval gun">BL 4-inch Mk VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk V">QF 4-inch Mk V</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/BL_5.5-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun" title="BL 5.5-inch Mk I naval gun">BL 5.5-inch Mk I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_6-inch_naval_gun" title="QF 6-inch naval gun">QF 6-inch Mk I – III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_XI_naval_gun" title="BL 6-inch Mk XI naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk XI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_XII_naval_gun" title="BL 6-inch Mk XII naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk XII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_XIII_%E2%80%93_XVIII_naval_gun" title="BL 6-inch Mk XIII – XVIII naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII</a></li> <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 II – Mk V</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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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/QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.7-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun" title="QF 4.7-inch Mk V naval gun">QF 4.7-inch Mk V*</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Submarine guns</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_4-inch_Mk_XI_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 4-inch Mk XI naval gun">BL 4-inch Mk XI</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 XII</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Anti-aircraft guns</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/QF_2-pounder_naval_gun" title="QF 2-pounder naval gun">QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-inch_20_cwt" title="QF 3-inch 20 cwt">QF 3-inch 20 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V" title="QF 4-inch naval gun Mk V">QF 4-inch Mk V</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Light weapons</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/Vickers_machine_gun" title="Vickers machine gun">.303 Vickers machine gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-pounder_Hotchkiss" title="QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss">QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-pounder_Vickers" title="QF 3-pounder Vickers">QF 3-pounder Vickers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_6-pounder_Hotchkiss" title="QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss">QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</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/British_18-inch_torpedo" title="British 18-inch torpedo">18-inch Mk V – VIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_21-inch_torpedo#21-inch_Mark_II" title="British 21-inch torpedo">21-inch Mk II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_21-inch_torpedo#21-inch_Mark_IV" title="British 21-inch torpedo">21-inch Mk IV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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QF 2-pounder">QF 2-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_6-pounder" title="Ordnance QF 6-pounder">QF 6-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_17-pounder" title="Ordnance QF 17-pounder">QF 17-pounder</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Field guns and howitzers</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/75_mm_Gun_M1917" class="mw-redirect" title="75 mm Gun M1917">75 mm Gun M1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_18-pounder" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordnance QF 18-pounder">QF 18-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder" title="Ordnance QF 25-pounder">25-pounder Gun-Howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder_Short" title="Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short">25-pounder Short</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.5-inch_howitzer" title="QF 4.5-inch howitzer">QF 4.5-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Medium and heavy <br />guns and howitzers</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/BL_4.5-inch_medium_field_gun" title="BL 4.5-inch medium field gun">BL 4.5-inch medium field gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_60-pounder_gun" title="BL 60-pounder gun">BL 60-pounder gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5.5-inch_medium_gun" title="BL 5.5-inch medium gun">BL 5.5-inch medium gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_26_cwt_howitzer" title="BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer">BL 6-inch howitzer</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/155_mm_Long_Tom" class="mw-redirect" title="155 mm Long Tom">155 mm Long Tom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_7.2-inch_howitzer" title="BL 7.2-inch howitzer">BL 7.2-inch howitzer</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</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/240_mm_howitzer_M1" title="240 mm howitzer M1">240 mm howitzer M1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Mountain guns</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/M116_howitzer" title="M116 howitzer">75mm Pack howitzer M1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3.7-inch_mountain_howitzer" title="QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer">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 href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortars</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/Two-inch_mortar" title="Two-inch mortar">SBML 2-inch mortar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ML_3-inch_mortar" title="ML 3-inch mortar">ML 3-inch mortar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ML_4.2-inch_mortar" title="ML 4.2-inch mortar">ML 4.2-inch mortar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Anti-aircraft weapons</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/Z_Battery" title="Z Battery">Z Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon" title="Oerlikon 20 mm cannon">20 mm Oerlikon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_mm_Polsten" title="20 mm Polsten">20 mm Polsten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COW_37_mm_gun" title="COW 37 mm gun">QF 1½-pounder Mk III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_2-pounder_naval_gun" title="QF 2-pounder naval gun">QF 2-pounder naval gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/60" class="mw-redirect" title="Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60">Bofors 40 mm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-inch_20_cwt" title="QF 3-inch 20 cwt">QF 3-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_3.7-inch_AA_gun" title="QF 3.7-inch AA gun">QF 3.7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.5-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_V_naval_gun#Land_service" title="QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun">QF 4.5-inch Mk II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_5.25-inch_naval_gun#Land_service" title="QF 5.25-inch naval gun">QF 5.25-inch Mk II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Coast defence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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