DVIDS - Video - Artifact Spotlight: Yamato Armor
2021年3月10日 · This 26" thick section of armor plate, meant for a Japanese Yamato class battleship, was found at the Kure Naval Base in Japan after the end of WWII and brought back to the US for testing. The...
26 Inch thick armor from Japanese Yamato class battleship ... - Reddit
2021年10月21日 · The analysts theorized that a U.S. Navy super-heavy 16" projectile would penetrate 26" armor at a 90-degree angle of impact, and the test showed that the analysts were indeed correct. Yamato class never engaged a US BB. Does anyone know what section of the ship this came from? The morning after 😏.
A 2750-pound American 16-inch armor piercing test shot against …
2018年8月5日 · A 2750-pound American 16-inch armor piercing test shot against a 26-inch thick plate salvaged from the remains of the IJN Shinano, the planned third Japanese Yamato-Class Battleship; October 1946.
About that Chunk of the Yamato’s Armor in D.C.
2021年3月12日 · The damage is the result of a 16-inch/50 cal naval shell impacting it during ballistic testing at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground in October 1946. The NHHC has a video all about it, and the full story is rather interesting.
Ballistic Tests on the IJN Shinano's Turret Face Armor - NavWeaps
At about 40,000 yards, the U.S. Navy 16"/50 firing a 16" Mark 8 Mod 6 AP projectile (the later Mod 7 and Mod 8 designs were post-WWII, so I usually do not count them and they were no better ballistically, to my knowledge) will hit at about 45° downward …
26 inch armor from a Yamato class battleship penetrated by a 16 inch shell.
2018年9月27日 · This armor was on the front of the Yamato class 18.1 inch gun turret. The hull armor itself was around 16 inches. This particular piece was likely left over from the Shinano after she was converted to a Carrier. And was likely used …
POTD: Big Guns Make Very Big Holes | thefirearmblog.com
2016年10月25日 · 26-inch thick armor from Japanese Yamato class battleship, pierced by a US Navy 16-inch gun. The armor is on display at the US Navy Museum. I found this Ballistic Test Report which I believe to be about this specific piece of armor.
Yamato Class - Ballistic Tests on the IJN Shinano's Turret Face Armor …
2005年4月12日 · With regards to long range penetration power, the US 16"/50 was considered to be superior to the german 15"/52 and equal to the YAMATO´s 18.1"/45, which in turn has superior short range penetration charackteristics than 15"/52 and 16"/50.
Over 26 inches thick, this armor from a Japanese Yamato class ... - Reddit
2019年2月24日 · Over 26 inches thick, this armor from a Japanese Yamato class battleship failed to stop a round from a 16 inch U.S. Navy gun. It was tested at point blank range, using the newest AP shells, and at a flat angle. That was the only way it could be holed like this.
Japanese battleship Yamato - Wikipedia
From a distance of 20,300 yards, Yamato fired a full broadside, gouging Johnston with three direct 18.1-inch (46 cm) shell hits. Yamato then fired off her secondary guns, hitting Johnston with an additional three 6.1-inch (155 mm) shells.