Armament consisted of four single 100mm dual purpose guns and torpedo tubes.
The 5 in/38 functioned as a dual purpose gun; that is, it was able to fire at both surface and air targets with reasonable degrees of success.
The gun's breech and firing mechanism were derived from the famous German "88" dual purpose flak gun.
The secondary battery was 5-inch dual purpose guns, meaning they could be fired against other ships or used as an anti-aircraft weapon.
A dual purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets.
Rather, they replaced them with turret-mounted dual purpose guns that could be used against both aircraft and ships.
Not all dual purpose guns have high elevation.
They were fitted with a unique Vickers designed 4-inch dual purpose naval gun.
All 5"/38 caliber guns were dual purpose guns: configured for both surface and aircraft targets.
On 2 March 1941 the first 88 mm dual purpose artillery guns arrived and provided much needed firepower.
