Go fer ya gun partner

[Torplexed]

Too bad we couldn't have lent one of the four to the Royal Navy during the Falklands conflict in '82. Would have helped make short work of the Argentinian Army's entrenched hill positions around the port of Stanley.

[CCIP]

I believe that's the New Jersey in exercises off Puerto Rico.

[FIREWALL]

footnote: When all guns are fired in a broadside that ship moves laterialy sideways quite a distance in the water. WOW!!!

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

footnote: When all guns are fired in a broadside that ship moves laterialy sideways quite a distance in the water. WOW!!!

That's actually a myth. We had quite a discussion on the physics of that before. When the guns are fired, the ship moves sideways at most a fraction of a millimeter

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by CCIP

That's actually a myth. We had quite a discussion on the physics of that before. When the guns are fired, the ship moves sideways at most a fraction of a millimeter

No...no...not this discussion again...please...god...no!!

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Oberon

No...no...not this discussion again...please...god...no!!

Can I blame Obama for it?

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by CCIP

Can I blame Obama for it?

Blame Ronald Reagan . He's the one who brought these behemoths out of mothballs.

[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by Oberon

No...no...not this discussion again...please...god...no!!

I remember that one, must dig it out

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by CCIP

That's actually a myth. We had quite a discussion on the physics of that before. When the guns are fired, the ship moves sideways at most a fraction of a millimeter

Could this be the discussion ?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//arc.../t-113800.html

[Sailor Steve]

Yes, that would be it. I posted a link in that thread to the experts' reasons why movement is minimal, but just in case it can't be found.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm

Also, if you want to spend a lot of time (a big lot of time) finding out things (including why nuclear-powered aircraft carriers don't really go 50 knots, or 45, or even 40) have a look through their main page.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_tech.htm

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Aft guns appear to have fired first.

I don't think the fore most gun has even fired yet

I think you are right. In real life would all nine guns ever be fired exactly at the same time or would there be a ripple? i.e., Turret 1, turret 2, turret 3 right after another?

Can all three turrets be fired at the exact same time?

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yes, that would be it. I posted a link in that thread to the experts' reasons why movement is minimal, but just in case it can't be found.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm

Also, if you want to spend a lot of time (a big lot of time) finding out things (including why nuclear-powered aircraft carriers don't really go 50 knots, or 45, or even 40) have a look through their main page.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_tech.htm

Navweps needs to be bookmarked by anyone interested in .. uh.. well.. naval weapons.

It is an awesome website!

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Judging by the puffs of smoke amidships, some of the five inch secondary batteries are likely firing too.

Originally Posted by CCIP

I believe that's the New Jersey in exercises off Puerto Rico.

USS Iowa BB-16 firing a 15 gun Broadside in 1984 So I think you are right, some of the 5 inch guns are involved.

http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm

Here is an interesting picture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_%28BB-61%29

Look at the bow (pointy end) of the Iowa. There appears to be a white wake disturbance that indicates that the bow has moved laterally. What is that white foam?

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Look at the bow (pointy end) of the Iowa. There appears to be a white wake disturbance that indicates that the bow has moved laterally. What is that white foam?

When a heavy gun is fired, it leaves an enormous vacuum about the muzzle. Could be that it's drawing in the foam from the bow wake.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

When a heavy gun is fired, it leaves an enormous vacuum about the muzzle. Could be that it's drawing in the foam from the bow wake.

Actually it's photoshop. I've seen the exact same photo in an old book, and none of that streaking foam is in the original picture.

Here are a couple of pictures for real:





And some pretty good video:

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Actually it's photoshop. I've seen the exact same photo in an old book, and none of that streaking foam is in the original picture.

Here are a couple of pictures for real:

Those are impressive pictures. Probably more so for being relatively modern photographs in color. Sadly, most of the pictures of the great battlewagons of World Wars One or Two unloosing a broadside are in black and white if they exist at all.