18-10-2024, 06:42 AM
Suldanor Proving Grounds Produces first 3 X 16 inch Gun turrets
Guns to be mounted on first Battleships
Sulari, Suldanor District
September 15, 4003
Deemed a significant advance in naval gun technology in Kalistan, naval artillery specialists have perfected a Kalistani "leapfrog" design for a 3X16" turret which is commonly used in naval gunfire by the major powers of the world. The new gun, known as the Mk. 22 Naval Battery, is able to propel a 2700 pound HE/AP projectile just under 23 miles, with a maximum muzzle velocity of 2600 ft/s. The turret is able to elevate to a max elevation of 800 mils (or 45 degrees) which is just within the range of high angle fire. Test fire, both on land and on sea by the Suldanor National Proving Grounds produced a result of "exceptional".
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The Mk. 22 Naval Battery, designed at the Suldanor Proving Grounds, based on fairly common design of most modern Navies
The Mk. 22 Naval Battery also includes an loading system which represents a significant improvement over the Modular-12 cannons previously developed in Kalistan for use on Kalistani Light Cruisers. The system keeps power and projectile separate, and a crew loads both into a conveyor system from below decks. A somewhat complex mechanism then loads and then rams the projectile home, and then loads the propellant before sealing the breech and firing in a timely and accurate fashion. Quadrant elevation and firing takes place at the fire direction center in the Bridge, and in many ways has been built with Howitzer FDC operators in mind, to allow Kalistani Artillerymen and women to be able to fire both land and naval guns with equal precision. With these improvements in mind, the Mod-12's will be retrofitted with this loading and firecontrol system, and will be reissued as the Mod-13.
The "leapfrog" development of the Mk. 22 Naval Battery makes larger more powerful ships a possibility in the Kalistani Navy. The Defense Ministry has already ordered 4 new "Shmee" class (RL: South Dakota Class) Battleships to be produced using 3 of the Naval Batteries and 16 of the Mod-12's to be produced at the newly rebuilt Kaliburg Shipyards in Ananto. Each Battleship, when fully loaded out, will displace 44,500 tons of water, will be propelled by two 130K hp Turbines and will be able to travel at 27 kn/h at full speed. The ship will also carry an array of anti-aircraft and anti-submarine armaments which will greatly increase its defensive capabilities. The Battleships are expected to serve as the backbone of Kalistan's sea defenses in the Anantanese Ocean.
When completed the battleships will join Kalistan's small fleet of 6 light cruisers, 1 light CV, and 4 frigates which were converted or acquired before the war to patrol the Anantanese Ocean. While still lacking submarine capacity and destroyers, the development of the Naval Batteries presents Kalistan with several opportunities going forward.
Guns to be mounted on first Battleships
Sulari, Suldanor District
September 15, 4003
Deemed a significant advance in naval gun technology in Kalistan, naval artillery specialists have perfected a Kalistani "leapfrog" design for a 3X16" turret which is commonly used in naval gunfire by the major powers of the world. The new gun, known as the Mk. 22 Naval Battery, is able to propel a 2700 pound HE/AP projectile just under 23 miles, with a maximum muzzle velocity of 2600 ft/s. The turret is able to elevate to a max elevation of 800 mils (or 45 degrees) which is just within the range of high angle fire. Test fire, both on land and on sea by the Suldanor National Proving Grounds produced a result of "exceptional".
The Mk. 22 Naval Battery, designed at the Suldanor Proving Grounds, based on fairly common design of most modern Navies
The Mk. 22 Naval Battery also includes an loading system which represents a significant improvement over the Modular-12 cannons previously developed in Kalistan for use on Kalistani Light Cruisers. The system keeps power and projectile separate, and a crew loads both into a conveyor system from below decks. A somewhat complex mechanism then loads and then rams the projectile home, and then loads the propellant before sealing the breech and firing in a timely and accurate fashion. Quadrant elevation and firing takes place at the fire direction center in the Bridge, and in many ways has been built with Howitzer FDC operators in mind, to allow Kalistani Artillerymen and women to be able to fire both land and naval guns with equal precision. With these improvements in mind, the Mod-12's will be retrofitted with this loading and firecontrol system, and will be reissued as the Mod-13.
The "leapfrog" development of the Mk. 22 Naval Battery makes larger more powerful ships a possibility in the Kalistani Navy. The Defense Ministry has already ordered 4 new "Shmee" class (RL: South Dakota Class) Battleships to be produced using 3 of the Naval Batteries and 16 of the Mod-12's to be produced at the newly rebuilt Kaliburg Shipyards in Ananto. Each Battleship, when fully loaded out, will displace 44,500 tons of water, will be propelled by two 130K hp Turbines and will be able to travel at 27 kn/h at full speed. The ship will also carry an array of anti-aircraft and anti-submarine armaments which will greatly increase its defensive capabilities. The Battleships are expected to serve as the backbone of Kalistan's sea defenses in the Anantanese Ocean.
When completed the battleships will join Kalistan's small fleet of 6 light cruisers, 1 light CV, and 4 frigates which were converted or acquired before the war to patrol the Anantanese Ocean. While still lacking submarine capacity and destroyers, the development of the Naval Batteries presents Kalistan with several opportunities going forward.
Primary: Institutionalist Party of Kalistan (IPoK), 5146-
Inactive:
Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK), 2591-
Inactive:
Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK), 2591-