Scale: 1/72

Includes 1 mount (turret) with barrels.

A Mk.32 mount for aircraft carriers, rebuilt pre-war battleships and cruisers is available separately (click here).

Among naval historians, the US Navy 5"/38 caliber gun is considered the best intermediate-caliber, dual purpose naval gun of World War II.  Unlike later lighter-weight marks intended for aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, the 76-ton "Mark 28" version of the twin mount was designed specifically for battleships and was mounted on ships of the North Carolina-class, South Dakota-class, and Iowa-class.  This mark was likely the type fit to early Atlanta-class light cruisers.

Features:
accurate dimensions scaled from official US Navy blueprints and confirmed by photos and measurements taken from actual Twin Mounts
detailed armored viewfinder and rangefinder hoods
detailed mount captain blast hood
separate trunnions with integrated barrels to allow the modeler to choose any realistic elevation
crew access hatches and maintenance hatches with hinge and bolt-head details
bolt-heads in accurate locations
 
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Intended for the following ships:
BB-55  USS North Carolina
BB-56  USS Washington
BB-57  USS South Dakota
BB-58  USS Indiana
BB-59  USS Massachusetts
BB-60  USS Alabama
BB-61  USS Iowa
BB-62  USS New Jersey
BB-63  USS Missouri
BB-64  USS Wisconsin
BB-65  USS Illinois (not completed)
BB-66  USS Kentucky (not completed)
CL-51 USS Atlanta
CL-52 USS Juneau
CL-53 USS San Diego
CL-54 USS San Juan
 
Oakland-class ships were fit with 5"/38 Mk. 32 Mounts, available separately.