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...nd light escorts also only use gunnery as a secondary system, or provide [[naval gunfire support]] to troops ashore. The only conventional gun defenses are two 5-inchers an

...al reconnaissance today, with the principal mission of "air, artillery and naval gunfire support between the Marines, Army and US Navy".<ref name=4ANGLICO>{{citation | titl

* Weller, Donald M. "Salvo-splash! The Development of Naval Gunfire Support in World War II". ''United States Naval Institute Proceedings'' 1954 80(8):

...Weapon System, for [[anti-surface warfare]], [[anti-air warfare]]], and [[naval gunfire support]]. The division also maintains the ship's 25mm, M2HB, and [[M240 (machine g ...electronic and celestial navigation, electronic and visual communication, Naval Gunfire Support, Electronic Warfare, Search and Rescue.

...ut midcourse guidance from helicopter radar. The 5" guns are primarily for naval gunfire support ashore, but can be used against ships. They have light 25-mm Mk 38 Bushmast

...vessels have a light 57 mm [[autocannon]] that can still provide close-in naval gunfire support as well as engaging surface and air targets. They also carry lighter autoca

...in support of [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious assaults]], and to provide [[naval gunfire support]] during those assaults. Their [[hull classification]] was '''AKA'''. Durin WWII AKAs were armed to provide both [[naval gunfire support]] and [[antiaircraft defense]]. All were equipped with one [[5"-38 caliber

WWII U.S. and British battleships were fairly useful in [[naval gunfire support]] (NGFS), and U.S. battleships continued this role into the [[Gulf War (Ira

...however, did have advantages: the heavy [[8" naval gun]], excellent for [[naval gunfire support]] but without the high manning requirements of battleships. They had exce ...higher rate of fire than earlier heavy cruisers, they provided exceptional naval gunfire support to ground troops.

...more occasions, destroyers went "danger close" to landing areas to provide naval gunfire support and sometimes control of close air support and the gunfire support of large ...ers, is equivalent in firepower to a full battery of comparable howitzers. Naval gunfire support was especially critical in the Falklands War, when little close air support

...ing close land targets or for [[Controlling close support to ground forces|naval gunfire support]] to land forces. The AN/[[SYQ-27]] Naval Fire Control System is a current ..., sometimes with rocket-assisted [[guided shells]], are being explored for naval gunfire support. The most exotic approach, the [[Vertical Advanced Gun System]], has been d

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