6 inch/47 Mk.16 (152 mm)

The three forward triple-mount turrets of 6 inch/47 Mk.16 cannons on the USS Brooklyn.

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• USS Brooklyn
• USS Cleveland
• USS Helena

General info

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Available ammunition

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
Mk.34 HC	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
Mk.35 AP	APCBC	266	230	182	146	120	96
Mk.34 HC (base fuse)	HE	80	68	53	49	49	49
Mk.34 HC-VT	HE-VT	49	49	49	49	49	49

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Mk.34 HC	HE	812	47.6	0	0.1	5.88	79°	80°	81°
Mk.35 AP	APCBC	762	58.9	0.03	7	0.9	48°	63°	71°
Mk.34 HC (base fuse)	HE	812	47.6	0.03	10	5.88	79°	80°	81°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
Mk.34 HC-VT	HE-VT	812	47.6	0	0.1	874	23	5.88	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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  6"/47 MK.16 shell cutaways

See also

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