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| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
− | 呉海軍工廠砲熕部で試作された純国産戦艦主砲の三連装砲です。<br>16インチを僅かに上回る、この41cm砲は「大和」型の46cm砲が登場するまで世界最大の戦艦砲でした。これを搭載した長門型戦艦は、当時世界列強の「ビッグ7」水準を遥かに超えた高火力と高命中精度を実現します。 | + | 呉海軍工廠砲熕部で試作された純国産戦艦主砲の三連装砲です。<br>16インチを僅かに上回る、この41cm砲は「大和」型の46cm砲が登場するまで世界最大の戦艦砲でした。<br>これを搭載した長門型戦艦は、当時世界列強の「ビッグ7」水準を遥かに超えた高火力と高命中精度を実現します。 |
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− | A prototype triple gun mount for battleships that was domestically produced by the Kure Naval Arsenal Artillery Division. | + | A triple-mounted domestic battleship main gun prototyped by Kure Naval Arsenal's Artillery Division.<br> |
− | A little larger than 16 inches, the 41cm cannon was the largest battleship cannon in the world until the 46cm cannons of the Yamato-class.
| + | At a little over 16 inches (40.6cm), this 41cm gun was the largest battleship gun in the world until the introduction of the Yamato-class' 46cm guns.<br> |
− | Equipped on the Nagato-class battleships, they had higher firepower and accuracy than the rest of the 'Big 7' at the time.
| + | When equipped on the Nagato-class battleships, they would have had firepower and accuracy far exceeding that of any Big 7 from the other great powers. |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |