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The 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. It was designed and built by United Defense, a company later acquired by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, which continued manufacture.
The latest 62-calibre-long version consists of a longer-barrel L62 Mark 36 gun fitted on the same Mark 45 mount. The gun is designed for use against surface warships, anti-aircraft and shore bombardment to support amphibious operations. The gun mount features an automatic loader with a capacity of 20 rounds. These can be fired under full automatic control, taking a little over a minute to exhaust those rounds at maximum fire rate. For sustained use, the gun mount would be occupied by a six-person crew (gun captain, panel operator, and four ammunition loaders) below deck to keep the gun continuously supplied with ammunition.




History


Development started in the 1960s as a replacement for the 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber Mark 42 gun system that had debuted in 1953 with a new, lighter, and easier-to-maintain gun mounting. The United States Navy uses the Mark 45 with either the Mk 86 Gun Fire Control System or the Mk 34 Gun Weapon System. Since before World War II, 5 inches (127 mm) has been the standard gun caliber for U.S. Naval ships. Its rate of fire is lower than the British 4.5 in (114 mm) gun, but it fires a heavier 5-inch (127 mm) shell which carries a larger burst charge that increases its effectiveness against aircraft.




Variants






= Mod 0

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Used mechanical fuze setter. Two-piece rifled construction, with replaceable liner




= Mod 1

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Electronic fuze setter replaces the mechanical one. Made with a unitary construction barrel, which has a life span approximately twice that of the Mark 42 gun.




= Mod 2

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Export version of Mod 1, but now used in the U.S. Navy




= Mod 3

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Mod 2 gun with a new control system; never put into production




= Mod 4

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Receives a longer 62-caliber barrel (versus Mod 1 and 2's 54 caliber) for more complete propellant combustion and higher velocity and thus more utility for land attack. Was designed to use the Mark 171 Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM), which was canceled. The Mk 45 mod 4 uses a modified flat-panel gun turret, designed to reduce its radar signature.
In sustained firing operations (Mode III), the gun is operated by a six-person crew: a gun captain, a panel operator, and four ammunition loaders, all located below decks. In fully automatic non-sustained firing operations (Mode IV), 20 rounds can be fired without any personnel inside the mount, using an autoloader.




Ammunition


Mark 68 HE-CVT

Weight – 68.5 lb (31.1 kg)
Projectile Length – 26.1 in (66.3 cm)
Used only with Mods 0–2
Mark 80 HE-PD

Weight – 67.6 lb (30.7 kg)
Projectile Length – 26 in (66 cm)
Mark 91 Illum-MT

Weight – 63.9 lb (29.0 kg)
Projectile Length – 26.1 in (66.3 cm)
Mark 116 HE-VT

Weight – 69.7 lb (31.6 kg)
Projectile Length – 26 in (66 cm)
Mark 127 HE-CVT

Weight – 68.6 lb (31.1 kg)
Projectile Length – 26 in (66 cm)
Mark 156 HE-IR

Weight – 69.0 lb (31.3 kg)
Projectile Length – 26 in (66 cm)
Mark 172 HE-ICM (Cargo Round)

Projectile Length – 26 in (66 cm)
Used only with Mod 4




= Guided shell

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On 9 May 2014, the U.S. Navy released a request for information (RFI) for a guided 5-inch (127 mm) round that could be fired from Mark 45 guns on Navy destroyers and cruisers. This RFI came six years after the cancelation of the Raytheon Extended Range Guided Munition. The shell must have at least double the range of unguided shells for missions including Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS)/Land Attack, and increasing anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities against fast attack craft (FAC) and fast inshore attack craft (FIAC); the main purpose is to destroy incoming small boats at a greater range with a proximity fuse airburst blast fragmentation warhead to spray shrapnel over swarms.
Expected submissions include the BAE Systems Multi Service–Standard Guided Projectile (MS-SGP), Raytheon Excalibur N5, and OTO Melara Vulcano guided long-range projectile.
Naval Sea Systems Command is also looking to fire a version of the hyper-velocity projectile (HVP) developed for Navy electromagnetic railguns from conventional 5-inch deck guns. Using the HVP could give existing destroyers and cruisers better ability to engage land, air, and missile threats and allow more time to refine the railgun. The HVP would be a cheaper solution to intercepting incoming missiles than a missile interceptor costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Converting the HVP to fire from conventional guns was not a program of record as of 2015. HVP shells fired from 5-inch deck guns would travel at Mach 3, half the speed of a railgun but twice the speed of conventional rounds. The rounds would be more expensive than unguided shells but cheaper than missile interceptors, and engage air and missile targets out to 10–30 nautical miles (12–35 mi; 19–56 km). During 2018 RIMPAC exercises, the USS Dewey (DDG-105) fired 20 HVPs from a standard Mk 45 deck gun; an HVP shell could cost US$75,000-$100,000, compared to $1-$2 million for missiles.
The HVP was renamed to the Gun-Launched Guided Projectile (GLGP) for the Electromagnetic Railgun project. In 2022, the United States Department of the Navy terminated the GLGP Research and Development effort.




Operators






= Current operators

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Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Anzac-class frigate: Mod 2 (upgraded Mod 2 versions fitted with a Common Control System.)
Hobart-class destroyer: Mod 4
Denmark
Royal Danish Navy
Absalon-class frigate: Mod 2
Greece
Hellenic Navy
Hydra-class frigate (MEKO 200 HN)
Japan
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Mogami-class frigate: Mod 4
Atago-class destroyer: Mod 4
Maya-class destroyer: Mod 4
Akizuki-class destroyer: Mod 4
Asahi-class destroyer: Mod 4
South Korea
Republic of Korea Navy
Sejong the Great-class destroyer: Mod 4
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer: Mod 4
Incheon-class frigate: Mod 4
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Navy
Anzac-class frigate: Mod 2
Spain
Spanish Navy
Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate: Mod 2
Taiwan
Republic of China Navy
Kee Lung-class destroyer
Thailand
Royal Thai Navy
Naresuan-class frigate: Mod 2 (Currently upgraded to Mod 4)
Turkey
Turkish Navy
Barbaros-class frigate (MEKO 200 TN II)
Yavuz-class frigate (MEKO 200 TN I)
United States
United States Navy
Active service ships:
Ticonderoga-class cruiser: Mod 2
CG-52-73: Mod 4 after receiving the cruiser modernization
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer:
DDG 51–80: Mod 2
DDG 81–112: Mod 4
Decommissioned:
California-class cruiser
Kidd-class cruiser
Spruance-class destroyer
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship (later removed)
Virginia-class cruiser




= Future operators

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Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Hunter-class frigate: 6 ships ordered
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Type 26 frigate: 8 ships ordered, 3 in build (Mod 4)
Turkey
Turkish Navy
TF2000-class frigate: 8 in planned




= Cancelled deals

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India

Indian Navy: The mod 4 variant was previously planned to be deployed on 7 Nilgiri-class frigate and 4 Visakhapatnam-class destroyer. The procurement of 13 guns was cleared by the Indian Ministry of Defence on 27 April 2018. Of the guns, 11 would be deployed on the above-mentioned ships while the rest of 2 would be in INS Dronacharya missile and gunnery school, and INS Valsura electrical and weapons engineering school. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency cleared under the Foreign Military Sales for the same deal in 2019. The deal would be worth over $1 billion. However, by 2021, India moved on to the development of an indigenous gun of similar calibre due to cost and logistics factor. Till the completion of the development, the 11 destroyers and frigates would be fitted with already operational OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun. The 13 gun deal for the Indian Navy did not go through.




See also


Extended Range Guided Munition: long range (~60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi)) precision guided projectile program by Raytheon for the Mark 45 gun, canceled in 2008
Advanced Gun System: The 155 mm (6 in) gun on Zumwalt-class destroyers (unusable; no ammunition)




= Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

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Otobreda 127/54 Compact and Otobreda 127/64: contemporary 127 mm naval gun from Italian manufacturer Oto Melara
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun: contemporary standard naval gun for British ships
AK-130: contemporary 130 mm twin standard naval gun mounting for Russian ships
H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun : contemporary 130 mm standard naval gun mounting for Chinese ships
French 100 mm naval gun: contemporary standard naval gun for French ships




References






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External links



US Navy Fact File – 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
BAE Systems: Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Gun System
BAE Systems: Mk 45 Naval Gun Overhaul and Upgrade
NavWeaps.Com: 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mods 0 – 2
NavWeaps.Com: 5"/62 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mod 4
FAS: Gunner officer information sheet
BAE Systems' computer animation and video of the Mk 45 Mod 4 gun on YouTube
Test firing of a Mk 45 5-inch gun by the USS Sterett

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