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The actual firing is done by the Gunnery Control officer who pushes the appropriate Red Buttons. large handle-levers are/were used for turret Cannon on the USS New Jersey- they are loaded, rammed, etc hydraulically, bag charges are inserted proportional to range ( Gunner"s mates do this) the weapon is aimed and elevated on target- and the Gunnery officer has the final say and pushes the red button(s).
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Name of the German battleship that fired first shells on Poland on 1st sept 1939?
The battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" was the ship that bombarded Danzig on the first day of the war.
How powerful are a modern battleship's guns?
i think it has the power equivalent to about 20 tank shots
What is the most decorated ship of the Vietnam war?
Was. USS Enterprise (CV-6) was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The current most decorated USN warship is the Iowa Class battleship USS New Jersey. The New Jersey has the distinction of being the world's last battleship to conduct combat operations as a traditional battleship; all guns, no missiles. New Jersey fired nearly 6,000 16" shells during her tour on the gunline in Vietnam.
How big is the average Navy ship?
The Russian flagship, battleship Kniaz Suvorov (Prince Suvorov) was 397 feet long, displaced approximately 15,000 tons, was armed with four 12" guns, twelve 6" guns, twenty 3" guns, and had a complement of approximately 800 officers and men in 1905.
What was fired out of the Quaker guns during the civil war?
Nothing was fired out of Quaker guns during the Civil War. Quaker guns were decoy guns made to make the enemy think a fortification or vessel had more cannon than it really had. Quaker guns were usually made of just a solid log of the right diameter.
What was the biggest bullet ever made?
The US Battleship Iowa's 16" diameter barrel guns fired shells upwards of 2,700 pounds. The WW2 German Schwerer Gustav railway cannon fired shells upwards of 15,000 pounds. The Japanese battleship Yamamoto had 18 in guns and fired a 3300 lb shell.
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What are the weapons on a battleship?
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Were the guns in Battery Park ever fired?
The guns in Battery Park were never fired.
Can guns be fired in space?
yes
What is the name of large naval ship with many guns?
No not really they have two or three big guns
What does Yamoto mean?
Yamato was a Japanese Battleship (18" guns) and a city in Japan.
Name of the German battleship that fired first shells on Poland on 1st sept 1939?
The battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" was the ship that bombarded Danzig on the first day of the war.
Witch battleships guns blowed up?
One of the forward 12 inch guns from the Russian Battleship OREL exploded during the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905. The battleship surrendered on the high seas the following day.
Ironclad battleship from the civil war?
Monitors, usually equipped with 11" guns; Vietnam Monitors had M49 105mm howitzer guns.
What is gun towers?
A tower that guns are fired from.
How powerful are a modern battleship's guns?
i think it has the power equivalent to about 20 tank shots
