Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "The History and Development of the 5"/38 - Turns out you can take the sky from someone" video.

  1. The Shoulder fired SAM is a better tool.
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  2. ​ @F-Man  a one-piece large artillery shell would be very heavy. There's also the safety issue of having the powder and explosive combined.
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  3. Shoulder fired SAMS are a simpler approach today.
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  4.  @john_in_phoenix They seem to be on plenty of battlefields lately. And more effective and Less costly than any AA gun. On land or sea.
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  5.  @john_in_phoenix  how much does it cost to train someone to use a stinger versus a five-inch gun crew? And how much effort are you going to put in and rounsd fired to hit something? The Stinger will win every time.
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  6. ​ @LeftToWrite006  where do you see something on the barrels?
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  7. They had their own gun already.
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  8.  @Purvis-dw4qf  I do believe both 4.7" and 4.5" had dual purpose uses?
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