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  1. 01-09-2019, 07:11 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    No. Although the rounds were developed for the rail gun, they fit in the 5 inch deck-gun.
    Even better, they can fire what's needed when needed with no down time.
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    May even be the reason the Chinese have been bloviating of late.
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    I read an account of a WWII five inch gun being fired before the Carrier's decks were cleared of parked aircraft. The shock waves tore the planes apart.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    I read an account of a WWII five inch gun being fired before the Carrier's decks were cleared of parked aircraft. The shock waves tore the planes apart.
    I bet some people got in trouble for that expensive accident.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    No. Although the rounds were developed for the rail gun, they fit in the 5 inch deck-gun.
    Well the rail gun can take out hypersonic missiles. Despite no one talking about it much.
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    I read an account of a WWII five inch gun being fired before the Carrier's decks were cleared of parked aircraft. The shock waves tore the planes apart.
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    I bet some people got in trouble for that expensive accident.
    There was no Christmas bonus that year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Well the rail gun can take out hypersonic missiles. Despite no one talking about it much.
    This is a non-trivial problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    I read an account of a WWII five inch gun being fired before the Carrier's decks were cleared of parked aircraft. The shock waves tore the planes apart.

    There was no Christmas bonus that year.
    Probably a lot of people passed up for promotion.
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