Very interesting. My father was in the upper handling room in mount 52 (5”/38) on the light cruiser USS Atlanta during WW2. When she was sunk that space was hit and everyone in there was killed except my dad.
I really enjoy Tom's presentation style. The information just seems to flow so easily and really helps me understand a bit what it must have been like to operate some of the systems. I did notice a mirror behind the projectile hoist where Tom started the video. Is it original equipment, and if so what was it put there for? I am also curious about how the handling crew would know what type of shells to load (AP, HE, Star, WP, etc). How did the crew get notified when it was changing? I would think things would be moving so fast in the handling room it'd be kind of a trick to change over all of a sudden.
Suggestion for the mic. Move it away from underneath the jaw to a place is not in the way of causing the jaw to hit it when moving the head head down. I causes all sorts of distortion.
Very interesting. My father was in the upper handling room in mount 52 (5”/38) on the light cruiser USS Atlanta during WW2. When she was sunk that space was hit and everyone in there was killed except my dad.
Wow....this guy is my hero. I like him. I bet he has great cartoons on the top of his toolbox. Good job sir!!
Great video!
Thanks Tom! Seeing history come alive touches many of us deeply 🇺🇸
Great job Tom. Came across this by accident. Saw it and thought "I know that guy".
Again, great detail and lots of new info. Thanks a lot Tom!
I really enjoy Tom's presentation style. The information just seems to flow so easily and really helps me understand a bit what it must have been like to operate some of the systems. I did notice a mirror behind the projectile hoist where Tom started the video. Is it original equipment, and if so what was it put there for? I am also curious about how the handling crew would know what type of shells to load (AP, HE, Star, WP, etc). How did the crew get notified when it was changing? I would think things would be moving so fast in the handling room it'd be kind of a trick to change over all of a sudden.
Mirror is for the display so you can see the backside of things
@@mikec7848 Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. Wish it had turned out to be a better question on my part.
Suggestion for the mic. Move it away from underneath the jaw to a place is not in the way of causing the jaw to hit it when moving the head head down. I causes all sorts of distortion.
yeah i didn't catch that till after we shot the video we now have a lav mic for tom so it will not sound like the mic is being eaten
Awesome you can see how much use those mechanical buffers really got. They are mushroomed a little
Been there several times and even my girlfriend was in awe!!
He did not mention that whole upper hoist system rotates with the gun mount
Mount mic on ur cap