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The QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun〔Mk XVI = Mark 16. Britain used Roman numerals to denote marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark XVI indicates this was the sixteenth model of QF 4 inch gun.〕 was the standard British Commonwealth naval anti-aircraft and dual-purpose gun of World War II. ==Service== The Mk XVI superseded the earlier QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun on many Royal Naval ships during the late 1930s and early 1940s, increasing the high-explosive projectile weight from to . These guns were usually mounted on HA/LA Mark XIX twin mountings, although several Australian frigates and corvettes had single-gun Mk XX mountings. As secondary armament (list not complete): * * HMS ''Rodney'' * HMS ''Barham'', , HMS ''Warspite'' * s * s * * s * s * s * s (Town-class) * ''Arethusa''-class cruisers * s * ''Leander''-class cruisers * * HMS ''Danae'' (ORP ''Conrad'') * Tribal-class destroyers As main armament (list not complete): * Aircraft carriers: , * Escort carriers: s, HMS ''Pretoria Castle'', HMS ''Activity'' * s (converted to anti-aircraft cruisers) * s * (the first series L: HMS ''Gorham'', ''Lance'', ''Legion'', ''Lively'') * HMS ''Petard'' (modified) * s * s (after WAIR modification - 15 ships) * (after WAIR modification) * Hunt-class destroyers * Some s (single-gun Mk XX mounting) * s * s * (modified) * (modified) * Bay-class frigates * River-class frigates (part of Canadian-built) * 8 auxiliary AA defence ships * Some landing ships Allied ships modified in the United Kingdom: * (Polish) * (Dutch) * (Dutch) * 4 French ''Elan''-class avisos and s The South African Navy Loch-class frigates (HMSAS ''Good Hope'', HMSAS ''Natal'' and HMSAS ''Transvaal'') each had two of these guns mounted on a twin Mark XIX on their foredeck between 1944 and 1976. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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