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To: C19fan

Headline writer has odd idea of what constitutes a naval heavy gun.

18,16,15,14,12.

Maybe even 8.

But not 5


7 posted on 01/09/2019 9:51:19 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
"But not 5"

I guess if a 5" gun is all you have in inventory - that would be "heavy". I mean, it's heavier than the .50 cal....

13 posted on 01/09/2019 10:06:52 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: BenLurkin
Headline writer has odd idea of what constitutes a naval heavy gun.
18,16,15,14,12.
Maybe even 8.
But not 5

F=ma... might be a smaller projectile, but at greater velocities, it will still have the same impact (if not more) as the big old boys from WWII

23 posted on 01/09/2019 11:09:09 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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