Talk:5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun

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[edit] Name?

Is the "-" in the title to avoid the slash in "5/54"? Maybe Mark 45 gun would be better--are there any other "Mark 45"s? Do we have a conventional way of naming weapon systems? (Category:Naval artillery suggests not.) —wwoods 21:35, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

• Personally, I hate the title of the article too. I was following perceived convention of 16-50 Mark 7. I'm all for changing this into something more resembling reality. --Durin 22:46, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

• I've just posted 5"/38 caliber gun. I thought a lot about the name before posting it (I'm an ex-naval officer). The 5"/38 article includes several versions (different MK's). This article might be renamed to 5"/54 Mark 45. The words "caliber" and "gun" could be in there, but are maybe not necessary. Maybe it could be 5"/54 caliber gun, for coordination with the other article, and to allow for discussion of other Marks if there are any. Lou Sander 00:37, 26 May 2006 (UTC)