Shout out to the sailors inside this Mark 45. 👏 👏 | Task & Purpose

70K views · 1.2K reactions |  in the Philippine Sea! USS Milius (DDG 69) Fires the Mark 45 5-Inch Light-Weight Gun During a Live-Fire Exercise. #livefire #AlwaysForward #boom | U.S. Navy | Facebook

94K views · 1.7K reactions | WWII Era Mark 7 vs Modern Mark 45 - The US Navy Gun Cost Per Shot Evolution | Military Technology | Facebook

Bringing out the big guns 💪 HMNZS Te Kaha’s 5 inch main gun got a good work out this week as the ship focussed on gunnery evolutions during Exercise Talisman Sabre. The Mark 45 Mod 2 gun can deliver precise strikes against surface targets at ranges of up 24 kilometres. Te Kaha is currently in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia conducting a range of exercises from gunnery to anti-submarine warfare and air defence with ships and personnel from a range of allied and partner navies. | Royal N

7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO 💥 #TogetherWeTrain A Mark 45 5-inch gun fires aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS ROSS (DDG 71) off the coast of Morocco during African Lion 2021, June 14, 2021. 📹 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released | U.S. Navy