These ships carried two quadruple banks for 21-inch torpedoes and 4.7-inch guns in mountings that could elevate to 55 degrees. A twin Bofors and six 20 mm Oerlikons in two twin and two single mounts provided close-range air defence. Radar and ASDIC were also fitted. Successive batches changed the arrangement of equipment while retaining largely interchangeable components. That commonality limited the supply and maintenance consequences of experimenting with the layout.
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How the U and V classes changed without losing parts commonality
The U and V designs changed the layout while keeping much of the equipment interchangeable with earlier destroyers.