ðiːz ɡˈʌnz wɜː dˈiːmd təbi tˈuː hˈɛvi, slˈoʊfˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ænd ʃˈɔːɹtɹˈeɪndʒd ænd wɜː ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ lˈaɪsənsbˈɪlt fɹˈɛntʃ hˈɑːtʃkɪs tˈaɪp nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ˈæntaɪˈɛɹkɹæft ɡˈʌnz ɪn sˈɪŋɡəl, dˈʌbəl ænd tɹˈɪpəl mˈaʊnts fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː fɚðə sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ ʃˈɪps.
These guns were deemed to be too heavy, slow-firing and short-ranged and were replaced by license-built French Hotchkiss  Type 96 anti-aircraft guns in single, double and triple mounts from 1943 for the surviving ships.