''An excellent dual-purpose gun developed and deployed by the US.<br>It was extensively used as the main armament of US destroyers in single gun mounts.<br>It displayed both excellent anti-ship and anti-air capabilities. It was the main gun of the Fletcher-class destroyers, as well as the destroyer escort that fought hard protecting the Taffy 3 escort carriers from the main force of the Kurita Fleet at Leyte. | ''An excellent dual-purpose gun developed and deployed by the US.<br>It was extensively used as the main armament of US destroyers in single gun mounts.<br>It displayed both excellent anti-ship and anti-air capabilities. It was the main gun of the Fletcher-class destroyers, as well as the destroyer escort that fought hard protecting the Taffy 3 escort carriers from the main force of the Kurita Fleet at Leyte. |