Modern heavy naval guns could serve as payload launchers as well as weapons for bombardment and surface fire. The possibilities include anti-submarine shells, laser targeting, and fins that deploy after launch. A larger gun might carry a smaller guided round inside a protective casing, such as a 16-inch projectile fired from an 18-inch weapon. These are possible design paths rather than an operational system, but they show how retained heavy calibres could support specialist missions beyond conventional gunfire.
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Large guns as launchers for specialist naval payloads
Modernised heavy guns could launch guided or anti-submarine payloads, making the weapon a delivery system for more than conventional armour-piercing shells.