Does anyone know the original AA scheme she brought to Casablanca
Where there ANY Bofors if not,how many 1.1"s where mounted.
Where there ANY Bofors if not,how many 1.1"s where mounted.
Uss Massachusetts question
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Posts: 14 (27-Oct-2007 06:13:05) |
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Posts: 982 (28-Oct-2007 23:33:35) |
mamie did not have any 1.1 installed her AA at CasaBlanca was 5/38 13 quads of 40 MM and lots 20MM with open sights
NUFF SAID BOBC
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Posts: 102 (29-Oct-2007 20:43:48) |
Lolz
If anybody on the planet would know Mamie's weapons at Cas Bob would (Been there done that have the medals to prove it type thing) |
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Ed |
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Posts: 2188 ( 4-Nov-2007 21:21:23) |
Yes, that is correct. BOBC 59 knows.
Even though the 1.1" guns were planned to be put on the SoDak class (IIRC both South Dakota and Indiana had them mounted, but Massachusetts and Alabama never did get them), the last two BBs in the class got the improved AAW suit. |
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Posts: 987 ( 8-Nov-2007 01:26:30) |
Its almost 65 yrs to day that Play ball was relayed to "Mamie" to open fire 11/8/1942 Casa Blanca No Africa to open the 2nd front it was the navys
newest fast battleship armed with the new super heavy 16" shells in at that time the largest task force ever assembled many later went on to dwarf that
one tho also in the task force was embarking MAJ Gen George S Patton Jr it was also her baptizim of combat of which over the years she endured many more
NUFF SAID BOBC
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Posts: 5788 ( 8-Nov-2007 18:04:53) |
Maybe you might like some of these?
20mm under construction 40mm gun under construction about 6 pages of the book i've lost but they are here somewhere. I just have to find them:-) http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/AMMUNITION/40MM-GUN-BOOK.html http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/AMMUNITION/GUN-SIGHT-MARK-14.html 5"/38 gun book under construction there are some 500 pages to this book. http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/AMMUNITION/538-GUN-BOOK.html I have not gotten around to the 16"/45 turret books as yet. 16"/50 turret book for the Iowas. http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/AMMUNITION/1650-GUN-BOOK.html
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Posts: 19 (20-Nov-2007 03:40:09) |
Some website claims she had 6x 40mm quads and just 12 x20mms in 5/42 (but more could have been added by november) But studying photos I dont see how it could
be 12 door knockers.
3- on the#2 turret 2-boat deck forward 2-#3 turret 4-weather deck forward of bridge at least 2 on the weather deck aft thats 13 already and you can make out a pair on the flybridge and there are probably more on the boat deck and more aft. http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/015938.jpg |
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Posts: 20 (20-Nov-2007 03:41:15) |
I love this modified ms22 scheme by the way
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/015938.jpg |
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Posts: 1020 (12-Dec-2007 03:40:59) |
here they are at wars ends
For those that fought for it,Freedom has a taste and meaning ,The protected will never know.
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Posts: 2203 (13-Dec-2007 18:40:57) |
BobC 59 Wrote:
here they are at wars ends
I would like to point out that the USS Massachusetts, BB59, was one of only two USN BBs to ever mount the quad 20mm AAW guns. The
other BB to get this experimential mount was the USS Washington, BB56.
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Posts: 23 ( 8-Jan-2008 03:13:09) |
"BB59, was one of only two USN BBs to ever mount the quad 20mm AAW guns. The other BB to get this experimential mount was the USS Washington, BB56."
Heh I built a model of BB-56 first and assumed those where quad 1.1s Thanks! |
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Posts: 24 ( 8-Jan-2008 03:27:17) |
BOBC 59 wrote: Thank you Sir!
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