Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Binkov's Battlegrounds"
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@patrickhenry1249 it's an often advertised charateristic. Unfortunately it doesn't take into account the shorter range of the 57mm Bofors. So it fires a little more explosive per minute, yes, but it has to engage the targets closer to the ship, and so has less time to fire before it's too late.
Also, RL tests demonstrated 75-76mm is the smallest viable caliber to sink a ship (while 127-130mm is the largest viable for AA work, that's why most of the navies in the world use one of those two calibers, to have a dual-purpose gun).
Also, there are extended range guided ammos for 76mm and 127mm, that practically turn those guns into a further missile launcher.
The problem with 127mm guns is that, while the 57mm and 76mm guns can be simply bolted over the deck, or (to have more ammos) have a magazine that occupies a level under the gun, the 127mm gun occupies TWO LEVELS under it.
That means that, a ship that use a 127mm gun (like the Italian PPA for example) has to be designed around it, and has less space for other things.
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