The abandoned ten-barrel 40 mm pom-pom might have become a direct step toward a sixteen-barrel mounting. If developed successfully, it would probably have appeared on cruisers and larger ships. Destroyers lacked the space and weight margin, while some sloops might have received it because treaty limits and operational roles shaped them differently. Mounting size and ship type mattered as much as the gun itself. A successful prototype could therefore redirect the next generation of naval anti-aircraft weapons.
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What might a ten-barrel pom-pom have changed?
A successful ten-barrel 40 mm mounting could have accelerated work on a sixteen-barrel pom-pom and spread very heavy anti-aircraft batteries through cruiser-sized ships and selected sloops.