Awesome firepower

bluesdave · 06-10-2004, 07:19 PM

I'm not normally an admirer of weaponry, but I was sent a collection of images of big guns going off. I thought NBN would appreciate them. I'll post a few of them now.

bluesdave · 06-10-2004, 07:21 PM

Another one...

bluesdave · 06-10-2004, 07:22 PM

Yet another...

bluesdave · 06-10-2004, 07:26 PM

One more...

Troubleshooter · 06-10-2004, 08:13 PM

My favorite:

The nine 16-inch guns comprise Battleship NORTH CAROLINA’s "Main Battery," her most destructive weapon. The guns are housed in three six-level turrets, which extend from the exterior decks down to just above the Ship’s bottom. The primary targets for these guns were enemy ships and shore bombardments.

Effective range at 45 degrees
armor piercing projectiles 21 miles
high capacity projectiles 23 miles
Rate of fire 30 seconds per round
Weight of armor piercing projectile 2700 pounds
(shells used to penetrate another ship’s armor or reinforced fortifications on shore)
Weight of high capacity projectile 1900 pounds
(shells used primarily for bombardment of islands and other land targets)
Weight of powder charge 540 pounds: six 90-pound bags
Gun crew per turret 3 officers, 177 enlisted

Edit: added info

bluesdave · 06-10-2004, 08:46 PM

Wow! I wonder how fish died when those guns went off?

Troubleshooter · 06-10-2004, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bluesdave
Wow! I wonder how fish died when those guns went off?

They have to clear the deck entirely when shooting the big guns. Just being on deck when they went off would kill you .

The guns have to be ripple fired as well. Even ripple firing the guns pushes the ship 150 feet sideways.

Undertoad · 06-10-2004, 11:01 PM

Damn, I just got an erection.

The killing part ain't cool, but the stuff they use to do it is incredible.

zippyt · 06-10-2004, 11:33 PM

Pic 1 , a 5-6 inch deck gun
Pic 2 , a fuel air explosive , the big ones are suposedly the largest non-nuke explosion there is , that wall in front of the fire ball lookes like those cargo modules that 18 wheelers haul about , they are about to be crumpled like tin foil
Pic 3 , that looks european to me , moblie field artillery
Pic 4 , is that a US Paladin ?????

Oh and the North Cacalacki FUCKING ROCKS !!!!!!! From what i was told if the top of a mountin range is going to interfear with a shot , they can and will take a "little of the top " to make the shot .

wolf · 06-11-2004, 12:37 AM

Awesomely cool.

I want one.

Of each.

Particularly #2, the air burst.

jaguar · 06-11-2004, 02:13 AM

that's some awsome photography too. Pic4 a crusader test?

I wonder if they were in a hurry they could fire the rear guns backards - NO2 for a battleship

Troubleshooter · 06-11-2004, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by zippyt
Pic 2 , a fuel air explosive , the big ones are suposedly the largest non-nuke explosion there is , that wall in front of the fire ball lookes like those cargo modules that 18 wheelers haul about , they are about to be crumpled like tin foil

Try the new one on for size:

Mother of All Bombs

First test for US monster bomb

14:21 12 March 03

NewScientist.com news service

In a show of military might seemingly aimed at intimidating Iraq's armed forces, the US has tested one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.

The bomb detonated on Tuesday at a test site at Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida, generating a shock wave felt several kilometres away. Officials said the bomb could be used in Iraq.

The new weapon is named the Massive Ordnance Air Burst (MOAB), but has also been dubbed the "Mother of All Bombs". The 9.7-tonne device contains only conventional explosives, but creates a mushroom cloud and a shockwave similar to that of a small nuclear explosion. It has blast range of several hundred metres.

richlevy · 06-12-2004, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Troubleshooter

Try the new one on for size:

Mother of All Bombs

First test for US monster bomb

14:21 12 March 03

NewScientist.com news service

In a show of military might seemingly aimed at intimidating Iraq's armed forces, the US has tested one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.

The bomb detonated on Tuesday at a test site at Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida, generating a shock wave felt several kilometres away. Officials said the bomb could be used in Iraq.

The new weapon is named the Massive Ordnance Air Burst (MOAB), but has also been dubbed the "Mother of All Bombs". The 9.7-tonne device contains only conventional explosives, but creates a mushroom cloud and a shockwave similar to that of a small nuclear explosion. It has blast range of several hundred metres.

Of course, you could make your own fuel air bomb

06-10-2004, 07:19 PM	#1
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	Awesome firepower I'm not normally an admirer of weaponry, but I was sent a collection of images of big guns going off. I thought NBN would appreciate them. I'll post a few of them now. Attached Images __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it. Last edited by bluesdave; 06-10-2004 at 07:23 PM.

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bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	Yet another... Attached Images __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.

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06-10-2004, 08:13 PM	#5
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	My favorite: The nine 16-inch guns comprise Battleship NORTH CAROLINA’s "Main Battery," her most destructive weapon. The guns are housed in three six-level turrets, which extend from the exterior decks down to just above the Ship’s bottom. The primary targets for these guns were enemy ships and shore bombardments. Effective range at 45 degrees armor piercing projectiles 21 miles high capacity projectiles 23 miles Rate of fire 30 seconds per round Weight of armor piercing projectile 2700 pounds (shells used to penetrate another ship’s armor or reinforced fortifications on shore) Weight of high capacity projectile 1900 pounds (shells used primarily for bombardment of islands and other land targets) Weight of powder charge 540 pounds: six 90-pound bags Gun crew per turret 3 officers, 177 enlisted Edit: added info Attached Images __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle Last edited by Troubleshooter; 06-10-2004 at 08:17 PM.

06-10-2004, 08:46 PM	#6
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	Wow! I wonder how fish died when those guns went off? __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.

06-10-2004, 07:21 PM	#2
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	Another one... Attached Images __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.

06-10-2004, 11:01 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Damn, I just got an erection. The killing part ain't cool, but the stuff they use to do it is incredible.

06-10-2004, 11:33 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Pic 1 , a 5-6 inch deck gun Pic 2 , a fuel air explosive , the big ones are suposedly the largest non-nuke explosion there is , that wall in front of the fire ball lookes like those cargo modules that 18 wheelers haul about , they are about to be crumpled like tin foil Pic 3 , that looks european to me , moblie field artillery Pic 4 , is that a US Paladin ????? Oh and the North Cacalacki FUCKING ROCKS !!!!!!! From what i was told if the top of a mountin range is going to interfear with a shot , they can and will take a "little of the top " to make the shot . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-11-2004, 12:37 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Awesomely cool. I want one. Of each. Particularly #2, the air burst. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-11-2004, 02:13 AM	#11
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	that's some awsome photography too. Pic4 a crusader test? I wonder if they were in a hurry they could fire the rear guns backards - NO2 for a battleship __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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