My father in law ran the main battery plot for a heavy cruiser in WW2.

He said the Japanese really feared our heavy guns and were amazed at our accuracy. They definitely knew the spotter planes were part of the problem and would do everything they could to bring them down. If those planes returned, they were swiss cheese. He never wanted to get to know those pilots.

By the way, I cold be wrong on the terminology for his station. Over cocktails he would tell a lot of great WW2 stories.

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Posted: 11/05/2020 at 10:53AM

16 inch naval gun round vs 10 ton block of 17.5 inch thick steel -- HokieDan95 11/04/2020 10:13PM

Wonder what the new railgun would do. ** -- soldcokesatLane 11/05/2020 10:56AM

Those are pretty dang lethal. ** -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 12:44PM

Know where we can buy one of those test blocks? -- HokieSignGuy 11/05/2020 10:25AM

Is that in Freddyburg Hokie's neck of the woods? (Dahlgren) ** -- TexasGobbler 11/05/2020 09:37AM

Hole was actually caused by Freddyburg's fist in a fit of rage ** -- HokieDan95 11/05/2020 10:01AM

Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry. ;^) ** -- Freddyburg Hokie 11/06/2020 3:09PM

Worked at Dahlgren many moons ago. They fired the 16" guns and they were -- UTPr0sim 11/05/2020 08:01AM

That's in my neck of the woods, ain't it? (Dahlgren) ** -- Freddyburg Hokie 11/04/2020 11:42PM

The tests are done at Dahlgren but this exhibit is at a Delaware fort** -- HokieDan95 11/05/2020 07:35AM

I drove through on 301 once and "BOOM" fired a cannon and scared the chrap -- `lag 11/05/2020 08:00AM

Used to drive through there when I was stationed at Pax -- EDGEMAN 11/04/2020 11:47PM

That's in my neck of the woods, ain't it? (Dahlgren) ** -- Freddyburg Hokie 11/04/2020 11:42PM

Lets just say the USMC wasn't happy when the USN retired the BBs -- EDGEMAN 11/04/2020 11:40PM

They used to say "16" guns turn mountains into molehills" ** -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 12:43PM

That and Chuck Norris ** -- HokieDan95 11/06/2020 3:17PM

Hey Edge...something I always wondered...how the heck can naval guns -- Coach McGuirk 11/04/2020 11:50PM

From gyro stabilization to computers that calculate those factors -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 12:03AM

Yeah, I know technology has done amazing things (like with tanks) -- Coach McGuirk 11/05/2020 12:10AM

My father in law ran the main battery plot for a heavy cruiser in WW2. -- pfishe 11/05/2020 10:53AM

Interesting note on upgrading the Iowa analog targeting computers -- HokieDan95 11/05/2020 2:17PM

Remember we put men on the moon with very little computer power -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 06:27AM

And aviators used this: -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 06:32AM

I wore this: -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 06:38AM

It has been sitting in my safe for several years, so I guess I should... -- EDGEMAN 11/05/2020 08:58AM

As opposed to -- EDGEMAN 11/04/2020 11:40PM

It will keel! -- MP4VT2004 11/04/2020 10:54PM

My father in law ran the main battery plot for a heavy cruiser in WW2.

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