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== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|jp_battleship_settsu}}

== General info ==
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=== Available ammunition ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
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'''Cons:'''
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== History ==
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== Media ==
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== See also ==
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
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== External links ==
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{{Japan naval cannons}}

[[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_12-50_EA.php Japan 12"/50 (30.5 cm) Armstrong/Vickers | NavWeaps]
+* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_12-50_EA.php <nowiki>[NavWeaps]</nowiki> Japan 12"/50 (30.5 cm) Armstrong/Vickers]
 {{Japan naval cannons}}
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 === Available ammunition ===
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="10" | Shell details
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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-| 12-inch HE || HE || 915 || 400.1 || N/A || 0.1 || 37,820 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 12-inch HE || HE || 915 || 400.06 || 0 || 0.1 || 37.82 || 79° || 80° || 81°
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-| 12-inch APC || APC || 915 || 400.1 || 0.035 || 17 || 13,640 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| 12-inch APC || APC || 915 || 400.06 || 0.035 || 17 || 13.64 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 |}

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 == History ==
-The turn of the 20th century marked an international naval arms race for nations around the world. When the idea of an all-big-gun battleship was published in the magazine ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' in 1906, Japan was the first nation to lay down a ship to such specifications, but the finished ''Satsuma''-class battleships were instead built with significant 10-inch gun batteries due to an economic depression after the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The following ''Kawachi''-class ships, ''IJN Kawachi'' and [[IJN Settsu|''IJN Settsu'']] were built with similar plans as an all-big-gun battleship, but in 1908, the Imperial Japanese Navy learned of the [[12 inch/50 Mark XI (305 mm)|12 inch/50 Mark XI]] guns being built by the Royal Navy and decided to use similar guns on these ships. Designed jointly by Vickers and Armstrong, the manufacturing of these guns was handled by their subsidiary Nihon Seiko Si (Japanese Steelworks). Japan was still in a depression at the time of construction so only the fore and aft super-firing turret while the shorter barrelled [[12-inch/45 Vickers (305 mm)|12-inch/45 Vickers]] mount amidships. The 12-inch/50-calibers Vickers was only used on the ''Kawachi''-class as the following ''Fuso''-class were armed with [[36 cm/45 Type 41 (356 mm)|36 cm/45 Type 41]] to counter the 14-inch guns of the ''New York''-class. The ''IJN Kawachi'' was destroyed in a magazine detonation in 1918 at the Yamguti Prefecture while the ''Settsu'' would be scrapped following the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty due to the limitations on battleship tonnage. The 12-inch/50-calibers (By this point re-designated the 15 cm/50 calibers Type 41) guns were reassigned to the Imperial Japanese Army and mounted as coastal defense guns with hydraulic rammers at Nagasaki and Tsushima Island.
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
 == Media ==

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 == External links ==
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+<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_12-50_EA.php Japan 12"/50 (30.5 cm) Armstrong/Vickers | NavWeaps]
 {{Japan naval cannons}}
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 '''Pros:'''
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 '''Cons:'''
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+The turn of the 20th century marked an international naval arms race for nations around the world. When the idea of an all-big-gun battleship was published in the magazine ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' in 1906, Japan was the first nation to lay down a ship to such specifications, but the finished ''Satsuma''-class battleships were instead built with significant 10-inch gun batteries due to an economic depression after the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The following ''Kawachi''-class ships, ''IJN Kawachi'' and [[IJN Settsu|''IJN Settsu'']] were built with similar plans as an all-big-gun battleship, but in 1908, the Imperial Japanese Navy learned of the [[12 inch/50 Mark XI (305 mm)|12 inch/50 Mark XI]] guns being built by the Royal Navy and decided to use similar guns on these ships. Designed jointly by Vickers and Armstrong, the manufacturing of these guns was handled by their subsidiary Nihon Seiko Si (Japanese Steelworks). Japan was still in a depression at the time of construction so only the fore and aft super-firing turret while the shorter barrelled [[12-inch/45 Vickers (305 mm)|12-inch/45 Vickers]] mount amidships. The 12-inch/50-calibers Vickers was only used on the ''Kawachi''-class as the following ''Fuso''-class were armed with [[36 cm/45 Type 41 (356 mm)|36 cm/45 Type 41]] to counter the 14-inch guns of the ''New York''-class. The ''IJN Kawachi'' was destroyed in a magazine detonation in 1918 at the Yamguti Prefecture while the ''Settsu'' would be scrapped following the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty due to the limitations on battleship tonnage. The 12-inch/50-calibers (By this point re-designated the 15 cm/50 calibers Type 41) guns were reassigned to the Imperial Japanese Army and mounted as coastal defense guns with hydraulic rammers at Nagasaki and Tsushima Island.
 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''