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Kalistani Republic
Kalistan begins testing Naval Artillery
Scrapped Light cargoships to be converted to warships
Kaliburg, Ananto District
January 30, 3984


The prototype Mod-12 127s, Kalistan's first Naval Artillery, designed to be modular additions to converted cargo vessels,
fired last fall in Suldanor Proving Grounds

In a move set to begin the final stages of Kalistani Naval Rectification, the Minister of Defense announced definitive tests of a naval artillery system built in Kalistan.  The system, called the 127mm Mod-12 (Mod for "Modular," 12 for the 12th redesign of the prototype) has already been tested successfully on land in Suldanor proving grounds.  The system is designed to be added to a modified commercial transport ship to make it into a warship.  The ship chosen for the test is the decommissioned cargo freighter, the Prince Jango.  Before the Naval artillery is mounted on to the Prince Jango, Naval Engineers will weld reactive plate armor onto the ship, bringing the armament up to normal naval standards. The engineers have stated that the arming of the ship will not be an issue, given the fact that the ship often carried hundreds of tons of cargo when it was active, and the ship is particularly known for its extraordinary displacement.

When the Arming of the ship is complete, two Mod-12s will be installed in a reinforced deck, and a mobile anti-aircraft battery will be mounted on back.  The Mod-12s can turn a full 180 degrees, though this early test will not have an automated aiming system installed-  The guns will still have to be aimed and loaded manually; Engineers state that they have focused on the mounting fireable guns first.  Once the Mod-12 has been successfully test fired, Engineers believe that mechanisms for automatic aiming and reloading of the guns is not far behind.


The Decommissioned Freighter Prince Jango Destined to become Kalistan's first Light Cruiser following installation
of the Mod-12s and an anti-aircraft battery

Once the armor and the guns are mounted, the ship will be recommissioned as the KRS-2 "Jango".  The ship will be classified as a light cruiser, and will join the KRS-1 "Farsun" in the Kalistani Navy.  Additionally, once the Mod-12s are successfully test fired, The Kalistani Government will repeat the process of conversion for 6 other surplus freighters, allowing the Government to acquire a navy without waiting around for other nations to sell us their surplus ships.  The development of the Light Cruisers are deemed important, given the rising tensions at sea with Indrala.