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Ground Combat Element (GCE) 106<br />

SADAR: An experimental munition which is fired in the general<br />

direction of an enemy vehicle. The shell activates at a certain point<br />

in time ejecting a parachute and then guides itself to the nearest<br />

vehicle.<br />

5/54 MK-45 naval gun<br />

The 5 Inch/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a modern naval artillery gun<br />

mount consisting of a 5 inch (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount.<br />

It is designed to be used against surface warships, for anti-aircraft use and shore<br />

bombardment to support amphibious operations.<br />

The gun mount features an automatic loader with a capacity of 20 rounds. These<br />

can be fired under full automatic control taking a little over a minute to exhaust<br />

those rounds at maximum fire rate. For sustained use, the gun mount would be<br />

occupied (below deck) by a three man crew (gun captain, panel operator, and<br />

ammunition loader) to keep the gun supplied with ammunition. An advanced<br />

version, the Mk 45 mod 4 lighweight gun, uses a longer barrel (62 caliburs versus<br />

54) for more complete propellant combustion, higher velocity and greater utility<br />

as a land attack weapon.<br />

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