6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm) - Revision history

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‎Available ammunition

U2126463: /* Available ammunition */ added ammo chart

2022-10-24T23:10:05Z

‎Available ammunition: added ammo chart

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Updated

2021-06-05T12:08:55Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Updated

U38088265: Added Belfast

2019-11-14T00:14:12Z

Added Belfast

U38088265: U38088265 moved page 6 inch/50 Mark XXIII (152 mm) to 6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm): Renamed to match in-game name

2019-11-06T13:31:16Z

U38088265 moved page 6 inch/50 Mark XXIII (152 mm) to 6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII (152 mm): Renamed to match in-game name

U38088265: Updated for 1.91

2019-09-16T17:58:02Z

Updated for 1.91

U38088265: Added Southampton

2019-07-18T15:46:04Z

Added Southampton

U38088265: Created

2019-03-30T14:19:59Z

Created

New page

== 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|uk_cruiser_leander}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available shells ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon 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 ===
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: 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></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== 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.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Britain naval cannons}}

[[Category:Naval cannons]]

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 <!-- ''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).'' -->
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|6 inch HE, 6 inch CPBC, 6 inch HE-TF, 6 inch HE-VT}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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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).''
+<!-- ''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).'' -->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 ! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| 6 inch HE || HE || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 s || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 6 inch HE || HE || 841 || 50.8 || 0 || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| 6 inch CPBC || SAPBC || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 s || 7 || 1.7 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| 6 inch CPBC || SAPBC || 841 || 50.8 || 0.025 || 7 || 1.7 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| 6 inch HE-TF || HE-TF || 841 || 50.8 || 0 m || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| 6 inch HE-TF || HE-TF || 841 || 50.8 || 0 || 0.1 || 3.96 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}
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 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
 ! rowspan="2" | Arming distance<br>(m)

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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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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_arethusa}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_leander|short}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_leander}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_arethusa|short}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_southampton}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_belfast|short}}
 == General info ==

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_leander|short}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_arethusa|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_leander}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_belfast|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_arethusa}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_southampton|short}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_belfast}}
 == General info ==
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_cruiser_leander}}
 == General info ==
 ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon 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).''
+''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 ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle 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></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
+''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 ==