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Thread ID: 113613	2010-10-28 05:11:00	Dynamite???	Snorkbox (15764)	PC World Chat

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1148306	2010-10-28 18:05:00	I would loved to see those 16" guns on those Jersey class battleship in action woo hoo one village destroyer coming right up. Take this you commie ****s I guess the hard bit was ensuring there was no burny bits left when you laid down the bags of powder for the next round. The photies seemly of the ship moving sideways is not kosher its the rippling of the water from shock wave of speeding bullet	prefect (6291)
1148307	2010-10-29 00:19:00	I would loved to see those 16" guns on those Jersey class battleship in action woo hoo one village destroyer coming right up . Take this you commie ****s I guess the hard bit was ensuring there was no burny bits left when you laid down the bags of powder for the next round . The photies seemly of the ship moving sideways is not kosher its the rippling of the water from shock wave of speeding bullet For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction . The breech was opened and a blast of compressed air was shot through the barrel to remove any pieces of silk that might be left - but that's why they used silk for it's total consumption in the explosion . In peacetime firing, the cyclic rate was one round every fifteen minutes so there was no way that something burning could be left inside the breech . Under combat conditions, those rules were discarded and it was FWR - or Fire When Ready, or in some cases in a rough sea, then it was "Fire As She Bears" or when the roll was correct at that moment to firing or the barrel could be pointed to the target again . We were positioned about 2 miles directly under the barrels of the New Jersey and she was indeed side-moving about 1/2 her beam every round . The muzzle blast, although we were not really in the flame of it could be felt (I think I could, anyway) during each broadside . Actually, as formidable as the weapons were, this was just an exercise to burn off some old ammunition and get some combat pay for the crew . Every time she fired one round, it was a new Cadillac El Dorado going out the barrel . These big ships were built very low in the water and that's for platform stability and the ability to sit still in the water . That's why they always flooded down the lower compartments when they fired - for extra mass, depth and stability when she was training her guns . They weren't called dreadnoughts* for nutthin' . * "Fear Nothings" Interesting to note - I swear I could see the 3 inch projectiles going toward the horizon if I stood directly behind the gun platform when it fired . I wasn't supposed to be there - but HEY - we did a lot of things we weren't supposed to do .	SurferJoe46 (51)
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