152mm/57 Mk 5

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History

The 152mm/57 Mk 5 was developed in tandem with the 152mm/57 Mk 4 mounting, which was developed for use on the Sovetsky Soyuz battleship and the 152mm/57 Mk 17 mounting developed for the Kronshtadt battlecruisers. The Mk 5 was developed for use on the Chapaev and Sverdlov classes and was operational from 1950 to 2000. The Mk 5 was a triple turret.

Superfiring turrets often had the Shtag-B rangefinder radar on the turret.

Used on

  • Chapaev class
  • Sverdlov class

Affiliated systems

Part description

There are 2 variants of the turret drawn:

  • Top: mounting including Shtag-B
  • Bottom: standard mounting