12cm Single Gun Mount

[Edit] 12cm Single Gun Mount No.1 12cm単装砲
Small Caliber Main Gun Effects: +1 +1 Short Scrap value: 1 1 (Buildable)
Refittable Class
Coastal Defense Ship	Destroyer
Light Cruiser	Torpedo Cruiser
Heavy Cruiser	Training Cruiser
Aviation Cruiser	Fast Battleship
Battleship	Aviation Battleship
Light Carrier	Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier	Seaplane Tender
Submarine	Aircraft Carrying Submarine
Submarine Tender	Fleet Oiler
Repair Ship	Amphibious Assault Ship

Introduction

旧型の小型砲です。
旧型駆逐艦に標準的主砲として搭載されました。
装填・操砲も人力ですが、シンプルな構造で経済性も高く、駆逐艦や海防艦等の主砲として、長く使われました。
対空射撃には不向きです。

The older main gun for small vessels.
Equipped as the standard weapon on old destroyers.
Both loading and rotation were hand-operated, but with its simple construction and low cost, it served for a long time as the main weapon of destroyers and escorts.
Not intended for anti-air firing.

Notes

Buildable

► Ships with 12cm Single Gun Mount as stock equipment

► Equipment that consume 12cm Single Gun Mount during improvement

Improvement

12cm Single Gun Mount[Edit]

Improvement Cost: 10 20 40	★			S	M	T	W	T	F	S	Helper Ship
Consumes: 1x 12cm Single Gun Mount	0	2/2	1/2	K M	K M	K M	K M	K M	K M	K M	Kisaragi (Kai/Kai Ni) Mutsuki (Kai/Kai Ni)
Consumes: 2x 12cm Single Gun Mount	6	2/3
Consumes: 1x Type 22 Surface Radar Produces: 1x 12cm Single Gun Mount Kai 2	10	2/4	2/6

Trivia

• This gun's basic structure is based on British QF 4.7in. Mk.IV gun, which later produced domestically in Japan, which was used by old Japanese Destroyers (Up to the Mutsuki-class) as their primary armament.

See also

• Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun
• 45口径三年式12cm砲 (Japanese Wikipedia)
• Japan 12 cm/45 (4.7") 3rd Year Type and 11th Year Type (NavWeaps)