home

Naval aviation and armaments

 

Poland - naval aviation and armaments

POLAND - GUNS

Caliber,

 mm

Bore

length,

 cal

No

of

bores

Type of mount

Guns used

Year

Ships used on

Maximal

elevation

 angle, °

Shell

 mass, kg

Initial

velocity, m/s

Rate of fire

of one bore,

rounds per min

Fire range /

 AA rceiling, km
7.7 87.0 2 Lewis MG 0.303`` Lewis MG 1940 Many ~90 0.011 744 100 - 150 0.4 / 0.15
7.9 92.0 1 Maxim MG 7.9mm Maxim MG 1920 many 90 0.012 862 150 - 170 2.4/1.0
8.00 80.0 1 Hotchkiss MG 8mm Hotchkiss Mil 1940 SC 90        
12.7 62.2 2 Mk IV, V, VC 0.5`` Vickers Mk III No. 2 MG 1940 Many ~90 0.038 768 150 - 200 0.7 / 0.3
12.7 79 2 DShKM-2 12.7-mm DShK MG 1946 many 85 0.052 850 125 5.4/2.5
12.7 62.2 4 Mk I, I*, II, II*, III 0.5`` Vickers Mk III No. 1 MG 1940 many ~90 0.038 768 150 - 200 0.7/0.3
13.2 90.0 1 Browning 13.2mm Browning Mil 1939 many 80 0.052 893 150 - 200 2.4 / 2.4
13.2 76.0 2 M1929 13.2mm Hotchkiss M1929 Mil 1930 many 90 0.052 800 200 7.2/4.2
20.0 65.0 1 MPLC/30 2cm FlaK 38 1945 MS 85 0.120 875 450 - 500 4.8 / 3.7
20.0 70.0 1 Mk I, IA, II, IIA, IIA S/M, IIIA, VRCN, VIIA, VIIA* S/M 20 mm/70 Mk II (Oerlikon) 1940 Many 85 0.123 844 250 - 320 4.7/3.0
20 65 2 LM44U 2cm FlaK 38 1946 MS 78 0.120 875 450 - 500 4.8 / 3.7
20.0 70.0 2 Mk V, VC, IX, XIA, XIIA 20 mm/70 Mk II (Oerlikon) 1943 Many 85 0.123 844 250 - 320 4.7/3.0
20.0 65.0 4 Vierling L/38 2cm FlaK 38 1946 MS 90 0.120 875 450 - 500 4.8 / 3.7
37.0 21.0 1 vz.85 37 mm/21 Puteaux vz.85 1920s river ships 17 0.700 367 ~10 2.4
37.0 50.0 1 CA/SMCA M1925 37mm M1925 1940 DD 80 0.725 850 30 - 42 7.2 / 5.5
37.0 73.5 1 70K 37-mm 61K 1946 many 85 0.758 880 150 8.4/4.0
37.0 69.7 2 V-11 37-mm V-11 1950 many 90 0.758 880 140 8.4/4.0
40.0 39.4 1 Mk II HA, II*C HA Vickers 2-pdr Mk II, II*C (pompom) 1931 CL, DD, SS, DE, MTB 80 0.900 585 50 - 75 3.5/2.0
40.0 39.4 4 Mk VII Vickers 2-pdr Mk VIII CLV (pompom) 1940 CL, DD, DE 80 0.910 585 96 - 98 3.5/3.0
40.0 56.3 2 akan M/32 40mm L/60 Bofors akan M/32 1937 DD, SS, ML 90 0.900 881 120 9.8/7.2
45.0 68.6 1 21KM 45-mm 21KM 1946 many 85 1.41 835 25 - 30 10.7/5.8
47.0 40.0 1 M1885 47mm Hotchkiss M1885 1920 Many 25 1.50 574 20 5.9
57.0 42.9 1 Mk VII 6-pdr / 7cwt QF Mk IIA 1944 MTB 12 2.72 655 18 5.7
57.0 47.0 2 Mk I* 6-pdr / 10cwt QF Mk I 1943 DD 80 2.85 727 18 10.3 /
75.0 34.5 1 M1897 75mm/34.5 M1897 1940 SC 20 6.18 570 10 ~6.0
75.0 34.5 1 M1915-18 75mm/34.5 M1915-18 1924 TB, PG, MS 80 6.18 570 10 ~7.0 / ~4.5
75.0 36.0 1 M1897/17 75mm M1897/17 1926 RMON 18 7.25 500 15 8.6
75.0 36.0 2 M1897/17 75mm M1897/17 1926 RMON 18 7.25 500 15 8.6
76.2 40.0 1 HA/LA Mk IX, IX*, IX** 12-pdr / 12cwt QF HA Mk V 1941 SS 70 5.87 681 15 10.7 / 5.8
76.2 45.0 1 HA Mk II, III 12-pdr / 20cwt QF HA Mk I, I*, IB, IC, I*C, IE, SIE, II, III, IV, IVA 1940 DD, SS 90 7.94 617 12 - 14 11.8/7.7
100.0 19.0 1 vz.14/19 10 cm houfnice vz.14/19 1926 RMON 50 11.5 407 6 - 8 8.4
100.0 25.0 1 vz.30 10 cm houfnice vz.30 1932 RMON 80 16.0 430 6 - 8 10.6
100.0 40.0 1 Schneider 100mm/45 Schneider QF 1931 SS 70 14.5 760 10 15.8 / 9.5
100.0 51.0 1 B-24 100-mm B-24 1946 SS 45 15.8 872 12 22.3
100.0 56.0 1 B-34-USM 100-mm B-34-USM 1950 DD 85 15.8 895 15 22.2/9.9
100.0 56.0 1 B-34-USMA 100-mm B-34-USM 1955 DD 85 15.8 895 15 22.2/9.9
100.0 25.0 2 vz.30 10 cm houfnice vz.30 1932 RMON 80 16.0 430 6 - 8 10.6
101.6 45.0 1 HA Mk III, III*, III**, IV 4``/45 QF Mk V, V*, V**, V***, VC 1940 CL, DD 80 14.1 728 10 - 15 12.7/9.4
101.6 50.0 1 Mk 12 4``/50 Mk 9 1941 SS 20 15.0 884 8 - 9 14.6
101.6 45.0 2 Mk XIX 4``/45 QF Mk XVI, XVI* 1941 CL, DD, DE 80 17.4 811 15 - 20 18.1/11.9
105.0 41.0 1 Bofors 105mm/41 QF Bofors 1939 SS ~40 16.0 700 ~15 ~18.0
105.0 45.0 1 K17 10 cm K17 1920 RMON 45 18.8 650   16.5
120.0 45.0 1 CP Mk XVII 4.7``/45 QF Mk IX, IX*, IX**, IX**A, IX**B 1940 DD 40 22.7 808 7 - 10 15.5
120.0 50.0 1 Bofors M34/36 120mm/50 QF Bofors M34/36 1937 DD, ML 30 24.0 900 ~15 - 20 19.5
120.0 45.0 2 CP Mk XIX 4.7``/45 QF Mk XII, XIIx, XIIB 1940 DD 40 22.7 808 7 - 10 15.5
120.0 50.0 2 Bofors M34/36 120mm/50 QF Bofors M34/36 1937 DD, ML 30 24.0 900 ~15 - 20 19.5
120.0 50.0 2 CP Mk XX 4.7``/50 Mk XI 1942 DD 50 28.1 774 6 - 10 19.4
130.0 40.0 1 M1924 130mm/40 M1924 1930 DD 35 34.9 725 5 - 6 18.7
130.0 40.0 1 M1919 130mm/40 M1919 1940 DD 36 34.9 725 4 - 5 18.9
152.0 45.1 1 CP Mk XIV 6``/45 BL Mk XII, XIIA, XIIB 1943 CL 40 45.4 856 5 - 7 18.9

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2009