What Does the Impact of a 16in Shell Look Like? - Navy Crow
2022年2月9日 · Whether it was the USS New Jersey, the USS Missouri or maybe the USS Wisconsin these dreadnoughts carried 16 inch guns that could fire a shell over 20 miles with a weight of over 2000 pounds. Let’s take a look at one of these battleships when she fires her 16 inch guns and what it looks like.
What Does the Impact of a 16in Shell Look Like? - YouTube
In this episode we're inside of Turret 2 talking about the big guns and the impact of their shells.For our video on all the different shell types: https://yo...
MK-23 16 In. Naval Shell (Most Powerful Naval Shell Ever)
2009年9月4日 · While the USN had capable aircraft and missiles to use in the delivery of nuclear weapons, their thought was that the Mk 23/Mark 7 16in/50caliber cannon combination was extremely accurate and usable in any weather condition compared to early jet aircraft and missile technology. 50 weapons were produced starting in 1956 but shortly after their in...
U.S. Navy 16" Battleship Gun Facts - CHUCKHAWKS.COM
The designation 16"/50 means a 16" diameter shell and a barrel 50 calibers long. That would be 16x50=800 inches, or a barrel 66.66 feet long. The 16"/45 gun fired the same shells from a slightly shorter barrel 60 feet long.
USA 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark 7 - NavWeaps
2020年6月20日 · The Armor Piercing (AP) shell fired by these guns is capable of penetrating nearly 30 feet (9 m) of concrete, depending upon the range and obliquity of impact. The High Capacity (HC) shell can create a crater 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep (15 x 6 m).
Armaments & Innovations - The Navy's 'Supershells' - U.S. Naval …
Mark 8 16-inch ‘Supershell’: The main components of a U.S. Navy armor-piercing projectile are the body and cap. On impact with armor, the extremely hard cap would cause damage before it shattered. The nose of the projectile body would then complete the damage.
USA 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark 7 - warships.com.cn
The Armor Piercing (AP) shell fired by these guns is capable of penetrating nearly 30 feet (9 m) of concrete, depending upon the range and obliquity of impact. The High Capacity (HC) shell can create a crater 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep (15 x 6 m).
16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia
The Mark 7 gun was originally intended to fire the 2,240-pound (1,020 kg) Mark 5 armor-piercing shell. However, the shell-handling system for these guns was redesigned to use the "super-heavy" 2,700-pound (1,200 kg) APCBC (Armor Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped) Mark 8 shell before any of the Iowa-class battleship's keels
40 cm/45 Type 94 vs 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 - Naval History Forums
2009年3月19日 · Much of the performance of the heavy 460mm shell is extrapolated starting from US 16"/45 and Us 16"/50 "super-heavies" performances, as real, Japanese, firing-trials data are missing. It's behavior at oblique angles is also approximated starting from 8" and 6" Japanese type 91 shell performances with similar windscreens.
Exploring the Power of the US Navy’s 16 Inch Gun: A Guide to its ...
2024年6月9日 · These guns can fire shells up to twenty-three miles away with pinpoint accuracy thanks to advanced targeting systems like radar-guided fire control equipment developed after WWII. During wartime operations; they could penetrate ten inches or more thick armor plating found on enemy ships making them formidable opponents in naval warfare situations.
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