15 inch/42 BL Mark I (381 mm) - Revision history

U12017485: Added HMS Repulse

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‎External links

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‎External links

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‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: +HMS Renown

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‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon

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‎Available ammunition

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 * {{Specs-Link|uk_battlecruiser_glorious}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_battlecruiser_renown}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_battlecruiser_hood}}

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 === Available ammunition ===
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-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|15 inch 4crh CPC, 15 inch 4crh Mark XIIa APC}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.php Britain 15"/42 (38.1 cm) Mark I | NavWeaps]
+* [[wikipedia:BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun|[Wikipedia] BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun]]
 {{Britain naval cannons}}
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 == External links ==
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-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.php Britain 15"/42 (38.1 cm) Mark I | NavWeaps]
 {{Britain naval cannons}}
 [[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 == Description ==
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 == History ==
-The 15-inch 42-caliber BL Mark I is not only the biggest gun ever built by Great Britain but one of the longest-serving large-caliber weapons in any navy. Entering service in 1915 and only being retired in 1959, this cannon played significantly in both World Wars. The story begins in January 1912 when Winston Churchill, then First Lord of Admiralty, ordered the development of this type of weapon for the planned ''Queen Elizabeth''-class dreadnoughts under the designation "14-inch Experimental". While normally the adoption of a new gun caliber would set back ship design for years, not ideal for a nation trying to remain on top during an arms race, the design for the 15-inch BL Mark 1 was based on the existing [[13.5 inch/45 Mark 5(H) (343 mm)|13.5 inch/45 Mark 5]] gun that previously entered service. This decision allowed for quicker development and the rush in the arms race led to it being ordered without prototypes.
+<!-- ''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>.'' -->
-In order to cement their lead in the naval arms race, the Royal Navy followed the orders of the ''Queen Elizabeth''-class with the ''Revenge'' and ''Renown''-class dreadnoughts. When the ''Renown''-class were not ready in time when World War I began, they were canceled before being ordered again as battlecruisers finished in 1916. Seeking a need to shell targets across the English Channel after the war began, the Royal Navy ordered monitors that were with a single turret containing a twin-mount of the 15-inch BL Mark I design resulting in the ''Marshal Ney, Roberts'' and ''Erebus''-class monitors. While the Royal Navy had a comfortable advantage in dreadnoughts against their counterparts in the Kaiserlichemarine (Imperial Germany Navy), the same could not be said about battlecruisers. In response the ''Courageous''-class battlecruisers and [[HMS Hood|''HMS Hood'']] were ordered in response though the latter did not enter service until after the war.
+In order to cement their lead in the naval arms race, the Royal Navy followed the orders of the ''Queen Elizabeth'' class with the ''Revenge'' and ''Renown''-class dreadnoughts. When the ''Renown'' class were not ready in time when World War I began, they were canceled before being ordered again as battlecruisers finished in 1916. Seeking a need to shell targets across the English Channel after the war began, the Royal Navy ordered monitors that were with a single turret containing a twin-mount of the 15-inch BL Mark I design resulting in the ''Marshal Ney'', ''Roberts'' and ''Erebus''-class monitors. While the Royal Navy had a comfortable advantage in dreadnoughts against their counterparts in the Kaiserlichemarine (Imperial Germany Navy), the same could not be said about battlecruisers. In response, the ''Courageous''-class battlecruisers and [[HMS Hood|HMS ''Hood'']] were ordered, though the latter did not enter service until after the war.
-While the BL Mark I 15-inch guns were first used to bombard Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire in 1915, they were more notable for their combat during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 where they showed themselves to out-ranging their contemporary German battlecruisers and set a record for long-range naval fire at 19,500 yards. By the 1930s however, the Royal Navy started to believe the guns were obsolete due to the age of the ships using the guns were almost 20 years old and the other nations had started catching up with more powerful guns. As the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a 10-year suspension on building new battleships, the Royal Navy decided to modernize the designs increasing the elevation from 20 degrees to 30 degrees and a new streamlined ballistic caps that had a range of 32,000 yards. However, the modernization was limited to the four ships and the ''HMS Vanguard'' which wasn't completed until after the war. The non-modernized ships were instead given supercharged ammunition that was as powerful as they could get without damaging the guns or mounting. The guns notably served on ''HMS Warspite'' during the Battle of Calabria in 1940 off the coast of Italy and recorded a 26,400-yard salvo against the Italian battleship ''RN Giulio Cesare''. Later the BL Mark I 15-guns on ''HMS Hood, HMS Valiant'' and ''HMS Resolution'' were used to sink the majority of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) docked at Mers-el-Kibér, Algeria later that year to keep them out of German hands as part of Operation Catapult. The guns were also used in the coastal defense role with guns in two batteries at Singapore and two more guns Wanstone Farm, Kent used for cross-Channel firing and remained in service until 1959.
+While the BL Mark I 15-inch guns were first used to bombard Gallipoli in 1915, they were more notable for their combat during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 where they out-ranged their contemporary German battlecruisers and set a record for long-range naval fire at 19,500 yards. By the 1930s however, the Royal Navy started to believe the guns were obsolete as the age of the ships using the guns were almost 20 years old and other nations had started catching up with more powerful guns. As the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a 10-year suspension on building new battleships, the Royal Navy decided to modernize the designs increasing the elevation from 20 degrees to 30 degrees and adding new streamlined ballistic caps that had a range of 32,000 yards. However, the modernization was limited to the four ships and the HMS ''Vanguard'' which wasn't completed until after the war. The non-modernized ships were instead given supercharged ammunition that was as powerful as they could get without damaging the guns or mounting. The guns notably served on HMS ''Warspite'' during the Battle of Calabria in 1940 off the coast of Italy and recorded a 26,400-yard salvo against the Italian battleship RN ''Giulio Cesare''. Later the BL Mark I 15-inch guns on HMS ''Hood'', HMS ''Valiant'', and HMS ''Resolution'' were used to sink the majority of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) docked at Mers-el-Kibér, Algeria later that year to keep them out of German hands as part of Operation Catapult. The guns were also used in the coastal defense role with guns in two batteries in Singapore and two more guns near Wanstone Farm, Kent used for cross-Channel firing, which remained in service until 1959.
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