Talk:15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun

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The external link on this page (here) says these guns had an actual bore diameter of 149.1mm; can anyone confirm that? Should it be mentioned in the article? And does it make any difference? They are described in the literature as 15cm guns; should we be referring to them as 149mm guns instead? Xyl 54 (talk) 20:51, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All German 15cm guns have a real bore diameter of 149.1. The nominal diameter is easier to type than the real one and is of no real significance. I should have set the actual bore diameter should already be in the infobox.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 21:52, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's very common to refer to bullets/shells by their nominal caliber (ex: 8mm Mauser is actually 7.92mm), so I don't think there's an issue with referring to this gun as 15cm. Parsecboy (talk) 22:01, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]