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The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its 5 inch gun during routine training operations off the coast of Southern California on April 16, 1997. The 5 inch/54 caliber MK 45 lightweight gun provides surface combatants with accurate naval gunfire against fast, highly maneuverable surface targets, air threats and shore targets.

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its 5 inch gun.

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its 5 inch gun during routine training operations off the coast of Southern California on April 16, 1997. The 5 inch/54 caliber MK 45 lightweight gun provides surface combatants with accurate naval gunfire against fast, highly maneuverable surface targets, air threats and shore targets.

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