Comments by "Frank DeMaris" (@kemarisite) on "The 18.1 inch Naval Gun - Origins and Development" video.

  1. USS Princeton and Thomas Walker Gilmer have entered the chat.
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  2. ​ @bkjeong4302 at the ranges these kinds of heavy, barrage AA guns fire, rotation speed is far less relevant than for the point defense guns. One of the few ways it could be relevant is if a squadron of torpedo bombers has split to attack from both bows and one group is circling at the edge of AA range (5 miles, maybe) to get into position. Although some quick math suggests that is less relevant than I first thought, since crossing at 150 knots at 10,000 yards is only about 0.5 degrees per second, much less than the 4 degree per second train rate for the turrets on the Iowas. Even bringing it into 4,000 yards where the Bofors mounts open up only increases the change in angle to about 1.2 degrees per second.
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  3. https://youtu.be/oR2ltH4aqAM?si=gY-VLOk1SURBmzqc
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