SSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 20 hours ago[OC] Projectile ring for ammunition inside the 16 inch main gun of the USS North Carolinalemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down13
arrow-up1158arrow-down1image[OC] Projectile ring for ammunition inside the 16 inch main gun of the USS North Carolinalemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·19 hours agoI am by no means an armaments expert but those look bigger than 16 inches
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 hours ago16 inches is the caliber, or the diameter of the shells. The propellant is not shown here, and would be loaded separately in canvas bags behind these shells.
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 hours agoIs 16inches referring to the top point of the “bullet”? I’ve always wondered this as well.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-216 hours agoFor guns of this type 16 inches is the diameter of the barrel of the gun, measured from the lands. The shell bodies are 16 inches, with the brass rings around them slightly wider to account for the grooves in the rifling.
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoThose look so much bigger than 16" oh my lord
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoWell you know what they say, the camera adds 10 lbs.
minus-squared00phy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-215 hours agoYeah, I was reading this thread thinking that 16” was the diameter of the bore of the gun barrel. Thanks for posting that!
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-215 hours agoI don’t mean to confuse you, but yes it is the diameter of the bore. I specified from the lands since measuring land to land, or groove to groove diameter can result in different sizes.
minus-squared00phy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoYou didn’t. I was thinking the earlier conversation was missing how the diameter was measured.
minus-squareGates9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoIt’s long been a debate where you measure from
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoBase of the balls and the whole shaft
minus-squareGates9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoChrist sake man way to ruin the innuendo
minus-squarepeopleproblems@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoLook man , I’m just saying it ain’t no debate.
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I am by no means an armaments expert but those look bigger than 16 inches
16 inches is the caliber, or the diameter of the shells.
The propellant is not shown here, and would be loaded separately in canvas bags behind these shells.
Is 16inches referring to the top point of the “bullet”? I’ve always wondered this as well.
For guns of this type 16 inches is the diameter of the barrel of the gun, measured from the lands.
The shell bodies are 16 inches, with the brass rings around them slightly wider to account for the grooves in the rifling.
Those look so much bigger than 16" oh my lord
Well you know what they say, the camera adds 10 lbs.
Your boyfriend was lying about its size.
Yeah, I was reading this thread thinking that 16” was the diameter of the bore of the gun barrel. Thanks for posting that!
I don’t mean to confuse you, but yes it is the diameter of the bore. I specified from the lands since measuring land to land, or groove to groove diameter can result in different sizes.
You didn’t. I was thinking the earlier conversation was missing how the diameter was measured.
It’s long been a debate where you measure from
Base of the balls and the whole shaft
Christ sake man way to ruin the innuendo
Look man , I’m just saying it ain’t no debate.