The Daily Star think the Navy’s new five-inch gun is only five inches long
Here's the Daily Star page that thinks the Navy's new five-inch gun is only five inches long (ht @UKDefJournal) pic.twitter.com/T8s66GMmfl
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) July 29, 2016
The five inch bit actually refers to the calibre, or internal diameter of the barrel, not the length.
Yes, the @Daily_Star has printed this. They seem to have confused the calibre of a new gun with the length of it… pic.twitter.com/76YXdpeJ52
— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) July 29, 2016
The story has since been corrected and rewritten to make guns sound like a really good thing. Yay!