| The 5"/38 (new gun, 2500 fps) using AAC rounds needed ca. 38 deg. elevation to reach out to 17.000 yards and 45 deg for 17.400 yards. With illum (WP) and 2600 fps it required only 35 deg for 17.000 yards. An illum round isnīt going to hurt anything...
Btw, I am also failing to find a single, confirmed hit from 5"/38 at 15.000 to 17.000 yards in my books.
The US 5"/38 was a pretty good close range gun and an excellent AA-gun but hardly very impressive in the dedicated anti surface role when fired from a more stable platform (as a secondary gun).
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