{"id":37359,"date":"2018-09-03T17:50:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T15:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=37359"},"modified":"2019-06-11T22:03:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T20:03:50","slug":"this-is-a-shot-of-the-main-gun-of-the-f-100-frigates-of-the-spanish-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2018\/09\/03\/this-is-a-shot-of-the-main-gun-of-the-f-100-frigates-of-the-spanish-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"This is a shot of the main gun of the F-100 frigates of the Spanish Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u00c1lvaro de Baz\u00e1n Class, also known as the F-100, includes the most modern frigates of the Spanish Navy, which were entirely built in Spain by Navantia Ferrol.<\/p>\n

Harrier II on the take-off ramp of the L-61<\/a><\/fotos>
\nA 'Cat' flying over the Pontevedra Estuary<\/a><\/fotos><\/p>\n

Framed in the 31st Escort Squadron, which has its base in the Arsenal of Ferrol, these frigates have a wide variety of weapons<\/strong> including a mount for launching missiles (with capacity for 48 missiles), two mounts for anti-ship missiles Sub-Harpoon (eight missiles in total), two torpedo launchers (with 12 torpedoes in total), four Browning M-2 machine guns of .50 caliber (12.7 mm), two 20 mm guns and one OTO Melara Mk.45 gun of 127 mm located in the prow<\/strong>, fed with an automatic loader. A few days ago, the Spanish Defense Staff (EMAD) published an interesting video that shows the firing process of the Mk.45, including images of its automatic loader and a slow motion video of the projectile's exit:<\/strong><\/p>\n