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.
To: Vermonter
Those rapid fire 5s were pretty good too.
I was impressed by how quickly the shell casing piled up on the deck out side the turret - and by the speed which a tree line or bunker would disappear.
451 posted on
04/23/2004 7:32:25 AM PDT by
R. Scott
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