More American Battleships
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bigross86
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What ship is that, the USS Wisconsin?
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That's USS Alabama (BB-60). If you look at the Firearms forum you'll see me on USS Edson (at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space museum, which you've been to 
). Scroll down a bit further and you'll see my father manning a twin 20mm mount on the 'bama.
). Scroll down a bit further and you'll see my father manning a twin 20mm mount on the 'bama.
bigross86
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Yeah, I saw those. What armament did the BB-60 have? I assume it was different than the BB-61 Iowa calss.
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Yes, to a certain extant her armament was different, though superficially looked the same.
The Iowas had the 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 which GlobalSecurity describes it this way: "The IOWA class are the only battleships to mount this weapon which is a considerable improvement over the 16in/45cal guns mounted in the North Carolina and South Dakota classes."
The secondary armament on the Iowas and the Alabama was identical in type and number specifically 20 of the Mk 28 - 5-inch / 38 caliber guns mounted 2 guns X 10 mounts. The 5-inch/38 was used on virtually all US warships of destroyer size and larger. (Alabama's sistership South Dakota was outfitted as a flagship and so carried only 16 5-inchers.)
The number of 20mm and 40mm AA guns carried by each ship varied even amongst ships in the same class, but generally speaking, an Iowa-class carried more of both owing to it's larger size.
The Iowas had the 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 which GlobalSecurity describes it this way: "The IOWA class are the only battleships to mount this weapon which is a considerable improvement over the 16in/45cal guns mounted in the North Carolina and South Dakota classes."
The secondary armament on the Iowas and the Alabama was identical in type and number specifically 20 of the Mk 28 - 5-inch / 38 caliber guns mounted 2 guns X 10 mounts. The 5-inch/38 was used on virtually all US warships of destroyer size and larger. (Alabama's sistership South Dakota was outfitted as a flagship and so carried only 16 5-inchers.)
The number of 20mm and 40mm AA guns carried by each ship varied even amongst ships in the same class, but generally speaking, an Iowa-class carried more of both owing to it's larger size.
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bigross86
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Thankx, M21. Longer barrel length means more accuracy as opposed to less range, right? I know that's how it works in guns...
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Speaking of 16-inch guns, if you look at the picture of the Iowa firing her main battery, you'll see several of the 16-inch guns in the process of recoil.
On persistant myth or urban legend (whatever you prefer) is that the battleship is kicked back several feet or several dozen feet (depending on the story) whenever she fires her main guns. This story is exacerbated by the water around the ship being "boiled-up" for lack of a better expression, by the muzzle blast giving the appearance of a wake.
It is so annoying that some people persist in that rumor without stopping to think for just a mintue or 3 about what they are saying.
Guy Derdall's site has an excellent article on this. For some reason though, Warships1.com has been down for some time.
On persistant myth or urban legend (whatever you prefer) is that the battleship is kicked back several feet or several dozen feet (depending on the story) whenever she fires her main guns. This story is exacerbated by the water around the ship being "boiled-up" for lack of a better expression, by the muzzle blast giving the appearance of a wake.
It is so annoying that some people persist in that rumor without stopping to think for just a mintue or 3 about what they are saying.
Guy Derdall's site has an excellent article on this. For some reason though, Warships1.com has been down for some time.
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Here is a link to a photo gallery of the USS Alabama park. I have to say that these pictures look even better than when I was there and saw everything with my own eyes. They are simply amazing in my opinon and well worth the time to check them out.
http://www.faraway-soclose.org/photos/al01.html
http://www.faraway-soclose.org/photos/al01.html
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bigross86
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Damn, that website has some nice pics. I'm just curious as to why there's a Phantom at the entrance and planes and tanks right next to the ships.
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Well it's a whole "park" dedicated to all branches of the military. Remember that the Intrepid has all of those things, though not as many tanks of course.
The Alabama park also has a large air-conditioned hanger with, among other things, an SR-71 Blackbird and a Navy PBR!
The Alabama park also has a large air-conditioned hanger with, among other things, an SR-71 Blackbird and a Navy PBR!
bigross86
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The Intrepid only has AAA/SAM (I'm pretty sure) and the Intrepids name is the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum
bigross86
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Wow, you know just about as much relevant information as I know irrelevant, useless information. (Which is quite alot, I guarantee you...)
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