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The QF 4.7 inch Gun Mark V originated as a 120-mm 45-calibre-long naval gun produced for export by the Elswick Ordnance Company in the 1890s and used by various countries.〔DiGiulian〕 ==United Kingdom service== The Royal Navy did not adopt the gun, but several were adopted by the army as coast defence guns around the United Kingdom from 1900 onwards.〔 During World War I, the UK acquired 620 〔 of a version of the guns manufactured in Japan, and mounted them as anti-submarine guns on merchant ships and troop ships, under the designation Mark V *. Many of these guns were again used in World War II to arm merchant ships and troop ships. 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 4.7 inch Mk V naval gun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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