The 4.5 inch Mark 8 is a British naval gun system which currently equips the Royal Navy's destroyers and frigates, and some British destroyers and frigates sold to other countries. Guns with a 4.5 inch calibre have been the standard medium-calibre gun of the Royal Navy for use against surface, aircraft and shore targets since 1938.

114mm Vickers Mark 6. The Mark 8 is the successor of the Mark 6, a large twin 114mm 45-caliber naval gun mount.

The Mk.8 114mm cannon in action aboard one of the Inhaúma Class corvette vessels of the Brazilian Navy.

4.5"/55 (11.4 cm) Mark 8 Mod 0 Mounting. Note the fume extractor, muzzle brake and tampion. Royal Navy Photograph. Mod 0 was designed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Corporation and patterned after the Army's Abbot 10.5 cm (4.1") howitzer.

Mark 8 4.5 inch (114mm), Naval Gun, artillery. United Kingdom histoty and characteristics.

Jun 12, 2019 · Developed of the current Mark 8 type of 4.5 Inch naval gun started in the 1960s by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, and built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division. It utilised a longer 55-calibre barrel, instead of …

The 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 is a British naval gun system. The 4. 5 inch gun has been the standard medium - gun calibre of the Royal Navy for use against surface, aircraft and shore targets since 1938. The current weapon replaced the earlier lineage of 4. 5 inch guns.

Oct 23, 2018 · One of the most powerful weapons in the Royal Navy’s arsenal has proven its mettle during spectacular tests overseen by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) employees. Newly-released footage shows a Mk.8 naval gun firing a 4.5” shell out to sea from shore in a display of the weapon’s stopping power.

Mar 7, 2019 · 但从现在来看，这款火炮已经非常落后，现役的MK8型114mm舰炮是1972年推出的，马上就要半个世纪了。 倍径只有55倍口径，现在各国新型舰炮都普遍是70倍口径级别，最大射程也只有27.5公里，对地支援的话对于舰船本身来说太危险。 同时射速和精度等都不理想，为了让护卫舰能装对重量和后坐力限制太死。 射速只有25发/分钟，非常罕见的在舰炮上装炮口制退器和炮膛抽气装置，对于精度影响也太大。 所以英国BAE曾有计划装陆军的AS-90型155mm自行 …

Integrated on to the UK Navy’s Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers, the modern, semi-automatic Mk8 weapon variant can be used to rapidly fire high-explosive rounds against land and sea targets with exact accuracy.