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=== Tài liệu trực tuyến ===
* {{Chú thích web | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-45_mk6.htm | title = United States of America 16"/45 (40,6 cm) Mark 6 | accessdate = ngày 15 tháng 11 năm 2009 | last = DiGiulian | first = Tony | publisher = NavWeaps}}
