Modular naval artillery concept - photo

[Altair]

The Modular Naval Artillery Concept (MONARC) program of the German defense industry studied the feasibility of mounting self-propelled artillery turrets to naval vessels.




Previously:

Tank gun and artillery bore cleaning unit - photo
Mechanically-assisted howitzer loading mechanism - GIF and video
Electromagnetic railgun firing - video
6-inch gun on USS Newark - photo
Loading a 16-inch gun in 1944 - GIF
Bore cleaner for large caliber guns - GIF

[nova_robotics]

It's very cool, but wasn't a very similar program attempted and deemed a massive failure in the US Navy?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship

[mwmkravchenko]

Germany 155 mm/52 (6.1") MONARC - NavWeaps

[mccwho]

It's very cool, but wasn't a very similar program attempted and deemed a massive failure in the US Navy?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoral_combat_ship

IF I recall correctly the gun on those ships is of Swedish design and was designed for naval and coastal defense. It was selected because it's a rapid reload and can fire a wide range of shell types. It was designed from the beginning with stabilization, range, speedy rate of fire, accuracy and was a proven system.
But it is a smaller caliber than what the Germans were experimenting with. They were trying to use a proven weapon system and evaluate its effectiveness in a marine setting.

[mccwho]

This is what I wa looking for:
Littorio-class main gun
http://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-F...110-57-mm-gun/

Old video but gives you an idea of how fast it can fire.

Lots of video of it firing just search for them.

An example of the one type of projectile for the MK110: