To: Vermonter
We (Army LCUs) were caught a few times between a gun cruiser and the shore when the darkened ship would open up with a few broadsides.
Awesome! Those shells (8"?) would darn near lift a person off the deck as they passed - roared - overhead.
442 posted on
04/23/2004 5:47:37 AM PDT by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: R. Scott
Our Destroyer only had 5" guns. But I do remember being between the beach and the cruiser Newport News when she was firing her 8" guns and recall the shells passing overhead.
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