Since we are currently using the Army equipment thread for this topic I'd thought I'd set up the naval equivalent.
My personal top pick for a piece of naval equipment that shouldn't have entered service is the MK.6 Magnetic Exploder. It was a good idea but the technology of the day wasn't up to the task. My top pick for a piece of naval equipment that should have entered service is the MK.71 8"/55 naval gun since a variant of it would have almost certainly been used on what became the Zumwalts and thus saved the design a lot of grief and moreover the Spruance class would have mounted it on their forward 5" gun position if it had entered service since they were designed to do so
My personal top pick for a piece of naval equipment that shouldn't have entered service is the MK.6 Magnetic Exploder. It was a good idea but the technology of the day wasn't up to the task. My top pick for a piece of naval equipment that should have entered service is the MK.71 8"/55 naval gun since a variant of it would have almost certainly been used on what became the Zumwalts and thus saved the design a lot of grief and moreover the Spruance class would have mounted it on their forward 5" gun position if it had entered service since they were designed to do so
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