Upgrading the gun armament from 4" to a 5" system was also considered.
The gun armament was reduced in order to carry a larger missile load.
The gun armament was to be the same as for the type IX boats.
The gun armament was rounded out by six 3.7 cm revolver cannon.
If the conversion proved successful, the plan was to replace the rest of the ship's gun armament with missiles at a later date.
This light gun armament was typical for a Japanese carrier-based bomber.
Midway had originally been planned to have a very heavy gun armament (8 in weapons).
The gun armament was rounded out by five revolver cannon.
From this air-to-air combat, the need grew for better aircraft and gun armament.
The ships' gun armament was rounded out by twelve machine guns.