Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Shore Bombardment in WW2 - We're in the re-landscaping business now!" video.

  1. If you ever visit the German shore battery at Longues sur Mere, you will see direct hits from naval gunfire through the gunshield of one of the 152mm shore guns... I think the bombardment was assisted by radar ranging but it's still chilling to think of what happened when you see the entry hole and the holes made by shell splinters.
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  2.  @dylanshandley1246 spot on - see below for handy cheat measures!
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  3. Aaron - yes I know. Here's the easy ones that come up a lot in weapons that I seem to know off by heart... .3" = 7.62 mm, therefore 3" equals 76.2mm, and also 0.5" = 12.7 mm; this covers quite a lot of rifles, pistols, SMGs and cannons from WWII. There are approx 30cm in 12", so getting naval, your 6" guns are approx 15cm, 4" guns are approx 10cm, 16" guns are approx 40cm, and so on.
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