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Cleveland versus Town-class cruiser rate of fire

Cleveland- and Town-class cruisers had similar official rates of fire, so crew training mattered more to their practical performance.

Cleveland Class Cruisers Crew Training Light Cruisers Naval Gunnery Town Class Light Cruisers (1936)

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Question

Which had the better rate of fire, the Cleveland class or the Town class?

Short answer

Their official rates were very similar, so the practical advantage would depend more on the training and performance of the gun crews.

Notes

The Cleveland and Town classes had very similar official rates of fire. Well-trained gun crews could exceed those nominal figures. Their practical rate of fire therefore depended more on the crews than on which of these two classes they served in.