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Modern Weapons (1980 to Present)

127 mm/54 Compact (Italian)	de Zeven Provinciën (2001) Class
12 cm/50 Mark 10 (Bofors Model 1950)	Tromp (1975) Class
76 mm/62 Compact (Italian)	Karel Doorman and Kortenaer Classes
30 mm Goalkeeper	Most Warships
20 mm/85 GAM-BO1	Many Warships after 1985
20 mm/90 GIAT M693 [20F2] 20 mm/73 GIAT M621	Alkmaar Class

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Historical Weapons

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Battlecruiser and Coastal Defense Ships Main Guns

28 cm/54.5 (German)	Design 1047 Battlecruisers
28 cm/42.5 QF	Zeven Provinciën (1910)
24 cm/40 QF	Jacob van Heemskerck and Hertog Hendrik

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Cruiser / Destroyer Main Guns and Battlecruiser Secondary Guns

15 cm/53 Model 1942 (Bofors)	Eendracht and De Ruyter (1953) classes
15 cm/50 Mark 9, 10 and 11	De Ruyter (1936) and Tromp (1938) classes
15 cm/50 Mark 6, 7 and 8 (Bofors)	Java, Flores and JM van Nassau classes
12 cm/40 QF	Tjerk Hiddes Class
4.7"/45 QF Mark XII (British)	Van Galen (ii) Class
12 cm/45 Mark 8	ZH1, Z1, Z2 and Z3 K3 / Van Spejik
12 cm/50 Bofors Model 1924 12 cm/50 W-F Marks 5, 6 and 7	Van Ghent and Van Galen (i) classes Design 1047
4.5"/45 Mark V (Mark 6) (British)	Van Speijk class
4"/45 QF HA Mark XVI (British)	Jacob van Heemskerck and Isaac Seers

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Smaller Caliber and Anti-Aircraft Guns

3" AA	Van Ghent and Van Galen classes
57 mm/60 Model 1950 (Bofors)	De Ruyter (1953) class
2-pdr. Mark VIII (British)	Jacob van Heemskerck
40 mm/56 Bofors	Many Ships after 1942-1950
20 mm/70 Oerlikon (USA and British)	Many Ships 1942-1950
20 mm Hispano-Suiza	Many Ships 1930s

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Updated 14 November 2013