Marine artillery is a type of artillery belonging to the Navy by organizational affiliation with the armed forces . Marine artillery includes artillery installations , armed with ships ( ships ) and coastal troops and designed to destroy (destroy) sea, air and coastal (ground) objects (targets).
According to its purpose, naval artillery is divided into main artillery (for solving basic tasks), mine (historical) (to repel destroyers), anti-aircraft (for air defense) and universal .
By the presence and features of constructive protection of artillery installations, naval artillery can be tower , deck-tower, casemate (historical), shield and open, and based on the design of the barrel channel - smooth - bore (historical) or rifled .
The largest diameter of the bore is distinguished naval artillery of large caliber (152 mm or more), medium (from 85 to 152 mm) and small (less than 76 mm). Naval artillery has a long range.
Literature
- Ch. ed. Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral of the Fleet V.N. Chernavin . Naval Dictionary = Naval Dictionary. - M .: Military Publishing, 1989 .-- S. 511. - ISBN 5-203-00174-x .