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Yes - the TMF was intended to use surplus army AS90 barrels. Since both the guns and the 4.5" mounting were already available, it should have been a very cost-effective solution. The problem came with the fact that the army gun uses bagged propellant whereas the RN insists upon metal cartridge cases for fire safety reasons. If you redesign the ammo to have a metal case you then have to redesign the gun and loading system and, all of a sudden, it's not looking so cheap any more.The German Monarch had a different problem: the PzH 2000 turret was not designed to cope with the very different maritime environment. For instance, a powerful stabilising system would need to be added due to the ship's movement relative to the target.
Yes - the TMF was intended to use surplus army AS90 barrels. Since both the guns and the 4.5" mounting were already available, it should have been a very cost-effective solution. The problem came with the fact that the army gun uses bagged propellant whereas the RN insists upon metal cartridge cases for fire safety reasons. If you redesign the ammo to have a metal case you then have to redesign the gun and loading system and, all of a sudden, it's not looking so cheap any more.
The German Monarch had a different problem: the PzH 2000 turret was not designed to cope with the very different maritime environment. For instance, a powerful stabilising system would need to be added due to the ship's movement relative to the target.
