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Aktungbby · 12-04-14, 01:39 PM

karwoch!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship and specifically the 5" gun crew http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%22/38_caliber_gun#Mount_crew "Depending on the mount, a 5"/38 caliber gun could have a crew of from 15 to 27 personnel in the gun room and upper handling room This does not include the personnel needed in the magazines during extended actions. There were two modes of mount operation that the crew was trained and expected to know. The primary mode was "automatic control", where the mount was slaved to the fire control system. But if the fire control system was damaged, or if the ship's power was out; the mount could continue the action in "local control". In US service, most gun crews were US Navy personnel. Even the civilian Merchant Marine ships had a small detachment of the Navy Armed Guard on board to operate the 5"/38 and other guns.

12-04-14, 01:39 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,082 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! karwoch! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship and specifically the 5" gun crew http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%22/38_caliber_gun#Mount_crew "Depending on the mount, a 5"/38 caliber gun could have a crew of from 15 to 27 personnel in the gun room and upper handling room This does not include the personnel needed in the magazines during extended actions. There were two modes of mount operation that the crew was trained and expected to know. The primary mode was "automatic control", where the mount was slaved to the fire control system. But if the fire control system was damaged, or if the ship's power was out; the mount could continue the action in "local control". In US service, most gun crews were US Navy personnel. Even the civilian Merchant Marine ships had a small detachment of the Navy Armed Guard on board to operate the 5"/38 and other guns. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!