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| Keywords: 127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944.jpg 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 <br> 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 Official U S Navy photo https //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/new-mexico-bb-40/80-G-K-14162 html 80-G-K-14162 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1944-06-15 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS New Mexico BB-40 5 /25 caliber gun United States New Mexico World War II color photographs of the Pacific War in 1945 Battle of Saipan Fuze setters United States Navy images from the Northern Mariana Islands | ||||
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