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The '''20 Inch (508mm) Naval Gun''' was a concept never followed upon in the real world, but it has poked up on [[NS]]. Originally it was designed by a US Civil War captain as a shore battery. There were a total of three of these 20" Rodman Guns constructed.   
 
The '''20 Inch (508mm) Naval Gun''' was a concept never followed upon in the real world, but it has poked up on [[NS]]. Originally it was designed by a US Civil War captain as a shore battery. There were a total of three of these 20" Rodman Guns constructed.   
  
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In the [[RL]] WWII, the concept of shipbourne 20" cannon appeared, and was in planning for the both the United States Navy ''Montana'' Class [[Battleship]] and for the "Super Yamato" class, Imperial Japanese Navy superbattleships.  However, when the war ended, no keel had been laid and the age of the [[Wikipedia:Aircraft Carrier|Aircraft Carrier]] had already begun. The plans for the 20" Gun battle-wagons were scrapped, and the largest naval gun ever concieved never saw production.
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In the [[RL]] WWII, the concept of shipbourne 20" cannon appeared, and was in planning for the both the United States Navy ''Montana'' Class [[Battleship]] and for the "Super Yamato" class, Imperial Japanese Navy superbattleships.
  
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Had it been created, the 20" Naval Gun would have fired a half-ton shell at unknown ranges. For those those seeking to aquire a large caliber naval gun of similar kind, the [[16 Inch Naval Gun]] or [[18 Inch Naval Gun]](18.1 inch) are also available, and deliver similar firepower. The introduction of the carrier class,  manifested the greater efficacity of the naval technique of bombing from the 'mobile air force', in contrast to that of the heavily gun borne behemoth like the cancelled superbattleships.
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Numerous NS navies deploy guns of this scale and larger on battleships or larger heavy gun-carrying classes such as the [in]famous [[Super-Dreadnoughts]], and the technology is considered well establised by many present and near-future nations.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:12, 21 November 2004

The 20 Inch (508mm) Naval Gun was a concept never followed upon in the real world, but it has poked up on NS. Originally it was designed by a US Civil War captain as a shore battery. There were a total of three of these 20" Rodman Guns constructed.

In the RL WWII, the concept of shipbourne 20" cannon appeared, and was in planning for the both the United States Navy Montana Class Battleship and for the "Super Yamato" class, Imperial Japanese Navy superbattleships.

Numerous NS navies deploy guns of this scale and larger on battleships or larger heavy gun-carrying classes such as the [in]famous Super-Dreadnoughts, and the technology is considered well establised by many present and near-future nations.

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