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Noval: Weapons
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Barrels still needed at Sea.
The rise of the ship-based anti-aircraft, anti-surface and land-attack missile followed the initial development of missile technology by Germany during World War Two. It was said that the birth of the missile heralded the death of the naval gun. Gone were the days of warships smashing each other to pieces with their shells; the post-war years' developments allowed naval combatants to prosecute their aircraft, land and enemy shipping targets from stand-off ranges with high-speed missiles.
Naval guns remained on ships, but their calibres steadily reduced from the Mk VII 16-inch guns used by the US Navy's Iowa class battleships (although these vessels remained in service until after the end of t...See the full content of this document
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