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To: texas booster

The USN no longer maintains the capability to support any naval gun over 155mm.

The bagged charges (or at least separate charge and projectile systems on the newer ones) exist because different amounts of charge are required behind different types of projectiles, and to be able to tailor the ballistic arc of the projectile as needed. Guns of 5” caliber or less are generally autoloading these days and use a unified projectile and charge as a metallic cartridge firing small arm does.


40 posted on 09/01/2022 9:08:34 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Oh, well…
Just put some railguns on her then!


41 posted on 09/01/2022 1:20:16 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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