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After the [[USS Wyoming|''Wyoming''-class]] Dreadnoughts were completed in 1912, the United States Navy halted construction of 12-inch guns in favor of larger 14-inch and later 16-inch guns for their battleships. However, they began re-evaluate their naval forces after the rise of German "pocket battleships" such as the [[Admiral Graf Spee]] and [[Scharnhorst]] along with the planned Japanese B-65 which were all designed to counter the 8-inch gun heavy cruisers codified by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. As a result the United States began construction of what became the [[USS Alaska|''Alaska''-class large cruiser]] to counter these threats. The 12-inch was thus revived as the 12-inch/50 Mark 8. Designed to fire a new armor-piercing "super heavy" shell and penetrates side belt armor 20,000 and 30,000 yards which thanks to interwar improvements, this gun had superior characteristics to the pre-Treaty 14-inch guns. The 12<nowiki>''</nowiki>/50 Mark 8 was only used on the USS Alaska and USS Guam.  
  
 
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Revision as of 04:03, 1 October 2022

Description

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General info

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Available ammunition

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

After the Wyoming-class Dreadnoughts were completed in 1912, the United States Navy halted construction of 12-inch guns in favor of larger 14-inch and later 16-inch guns for their battleships. However, they began re-evaluate their naval forces after the rise of German "pocket battleships" such as the Admiral Graf Spee and Scharnhorst along with the planned Japanese B-65 which were all designed to counter the 8-inch gun heavy cruisers codified by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. As a result the United States began construction of what became the Alaska-class large cruiser to counter these threats. The 12-inch was thus revived as the 12-inch/50 Mark 8. Designed to fire a new armor-piercing "super heavy" shell and penetrates side belt armor 20,000 and 30,000 yards which thanks to interwar improvements, this gun had superior characteristics to the pre-Treaty 14-inch guns. The 12''/50 Mark 8 was only used on the USS Alaska and USS Guam.

Media

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See also

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External links

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USA naval cannons
20 mm  20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II · 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark V · 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark 24
25 mm  25 mm/87 Mk.38
28 mm  1.1 inch/75 Mk.1
37 mm  AN-M4
40 mm  Bofors L/60 Mark 1 · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 · Bofors L/60 Mark 3
76 mm  3 inch/23 Mk.4 · 3-inch/50 Mk.10 · 3-inch/70 Mk.37 · 3-inch Mark 10 · 3 inch Mk.33 · 3-inch Mk.34
102 mm  4 inch/50 Mk.9
127 mm  5 inch/25 Mk.11 · 5 inch/25 Mk.13 AA · 5 inch/38 Mk.12 · 5-inch/50 Mk.5 · 5 inch/51 Mk.7 · 127 mm/54 Mark 18
152 mm  6 inch/47 Mk.16 · 6 inch/47 DP Mk.16 · 6 inch/53 Mk.12 · M81
203 mm  8 inch/55 Mark 9 · 8 inch/55 Mark 12 · 8 inch/55 Mark 14 · 8 inch/55 Mark 16
305 mm  12-inch/45 Mk.5 · 12 inch/50 Mk.7 · 12 inch/50 Mk.8
356 mm  14 inch/45 Mk.8 · 14 inch/45 Mk.12 · 14 inch/50 Mk.11