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127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944.jpg

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The 5"/25 (127 mm) battery aboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan, 15 June 1944.

Note the time-fuze setters on the left side of each gun mount, each holding three "fixed" rounds of ammunition; the barrels of 20 mm machine guns at the extreme right; and triple the 14"/50 (34.5 cm) guns in the background.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14162 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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