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A left rear view of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted in a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. The ammunition holding area in the pedestal is exposed. Personnel from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, have brought the weapon system to Fort Knox for test firing

A left side view of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted in a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. The ammunition holding area in the pedestal is covered. Personnel from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, have brought the weapon system to Fort Knox for test firing

A close-up view of the placement of ammunition in the pedestal of a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. The mount is intended for use with the Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun. Personnel from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, have brought the weapon system to Fort Knox for test firing

A weapons development technician from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, looks over sections of linked 20 mm ammunition laid out beside a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. The weapon has been brought to Fort Knox for test firing

A close-up view of the placement of ammunition in the pedestal of a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount. The mount is intended for use with the Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun. Personnel from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, have brought the weapon system to Fort Knox for test firing

A weapons development technician from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, test fires a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 68/Mod 1 gun mount

A weapons development technician from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Ky., test fires a Mark 16/Mod 5 20mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 68/Mod 1 gun mount

A weapons development technician from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, elevates the barrel of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mountas part of the weapon's test firing and evaluation

A left side view of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20mm machine gun mounted on a Mark 67/Mod 1 gun mount

A right rear view of a Mark 16/Mod 5 20 mm machine gun mounted in a Mark 68/Mod 1 gun mount. Personnel from Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, have brought the weapon system to Fort Knox for test firing

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Base: Fort Knox

State: Kentucky (KY)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Jackson

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/03/1971
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