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British 5/70? Why?

I know speaking on someone's behalf is bad form, but I'm guessing because it was a medium-caliber British naval rifle that was considered available when these designs were first drafted.

At least, IMHO, it makes a little more sense than an obsolete, high-mannage requirement WWII-era weapon that likely would've been pulled from a vessel in the process of scrapping.

The 5/70 (actually, its 5/56 descendant) was cancelled in 1953. I don't know when these were first discussed by the Canadians, but I'd guess it was after that.

Previous drawings updated.

To be honest, I have no idea what gun mount they were trying to portray. If it was a 5"/38 Mk.38 it would be outdated by the 1960's.

Below is another option with the twin 120mm Bofors.

The 5"/38 had the advantage of numbers, still being useful as an anto-surface mount, and cost (it would have been cheep).

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You may want to refer to the redesigned underwater hull of the real Tribal-class that I made a short while ago.

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Updated previous drawings ... Thanks Bezobrazov!

My intent is to stay faithful to the original drawing, yet show a design lineage to the Tribal class.
True, but I would think the manning for the gun mount would be a factor against as well as maintenance issues that can come up from "used" surplus.

Indeed. Even though the RDN received the guns for the Peder Skram class for free, the cost of refurbishing them and maintaining them meant that it would have been cheaper to buy the twin 120mm Bofors gun.

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Try telling that to the politicians that authorize the procurement.

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