Re: Naval Gunfire Question


"TOliver" <toliverjrFIX@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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LONG BEACH was fitted with a pair of 5"/38 ("open mounts". IIRC, from the
deck edge sponsons of an ESSEX class CV losing 4 of her 8 in overhaul)
long
before the time inquestion.....(the threat of small attack craft already
becomoing a factor in the Summer of 1962 in the Med, and LB wasa LANTFLT
unit at the time).

Janes says she got the two 5" dual purpose guns in 1962-3 for defence
against low flying sub-sonic aircraft and torpedo boats. She was only a
year old then, so I am guessing it came out during trials that her missiles
were no good against low and slow fliers. (Time to re-hash the urban myth
about BISMARCK's fancy FC vs Stringbags <G>)

Regards,
Barry



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