They were expected to be able to fire one round about every four seconds, time of flight to a distance of 10,000 yards was about 21 seconds so at that range they could technically have five other rounds already in the air by the time the first one hits.
@@hw97karbine really puts into perspective the Battle off Samar. Gun mount number 2 on USS Samuel B Roberts fired somewhere around 300 shells in less than an hour. I can't imagine trying to keep that speed up in the middle of battle.
My grandpa was on that ship when this video was taken. I remember him telling one story in particular about how the captain didn’t want to waste ammo on this one artillery position that was firing at them so he anchored the boat just outside of range and let the enemy take shots to waste there ammo. Man also refused to get on an air plane largely because he had some ptsd of the planes being shot down in that very harbor. But the last decade of his life after dementia set in he basically reverted to his core memories and would go on about Korea flipping through the photo albums of his time in the navy. He passed away in 2020 at the age of 90.
Not to go after these guys, but if both guns fire simultaneously, and the last few rounds fired immediately after the breach closed - does that mean this gun crew were slower than the other tube? Genuinely curious, because they seem to be moving pretty fast.
During "rapid continuous fire", the gun would fire automatically when the breech closed, so rate of fire effectively is the rate at which the crew can load the ammunition. In this case only one of the guns is in action, they were not necessarily fired together.
Was counting ~7-8 seconds for the first shot and 5-6 seconds afterwards. That's pretty slow given during WW2, there were reports of crews getting rounds off every 3 seconds.
Who needs gym membership when you do this for a living?
Looks like they got three in the air before the first one landed. Them boys are MACHINES.
They were expected to be able to fire one round about every four seconds, time of flight to a distance of 10,000 yards was about 21 seconds so at that range they could technically have five other rounds already in the air by the time the first one hits.
@@hw97karbine really puts into perspective the Battle off Samar. Gun mount number 2 on USS Samuel B Roberts fired somewhere around 300 shells in less than an hour. I can't imagine trying to keep that speed up in the middle of battle.
Practice? Weight-training?
@@dennisyoung4631 Our grandparents didn't need to exercise and they could still kick our butts.
My grandpa was on that ship when this video was taken. I remember him telling one story in particular about how the captain didn’t want to waste ammo on this one artillery position that was firing at them so he anchored the boat just outside of range and let the enemy take shots to waste there ammo.
Man also refused to get on an air plane largely because he had some ptsd of the planes being shot down in that very harbor.
But the last decade of his life after dementia set in he basically reverted to his core memories and would go on about Korea flipping through the photo albums of his time in the navy.
He passed away in 2020 at the age of 90.
The ease with which he drops those shells in is astonishing. Muscles.
Good channel ! I like the text as well after the vids so i can wiki things and learn more like the mark6.
Not to go after these guys, but if both guns fire simultaneously, and the last few rounds fired immediately after the breach closed - does that mean this gun crew were slower than the other tube? Genuinely curious, because they seem to be moving pretty fast.
During "rapid continuous fire", the gun would fire automatically when the breech closed, so rate of fire effectively is the rate at which the crew can load the ammunition. In this case only one of the guns is in action, they were not necessarily fired together.
@@hw97karbine Awesome info - thank you for all you do!
Is that 1 round every 4 seconds? Ooof!
The rounds are 25kg/55lbs each, you'd have to be pretty fit to do any more than 20 at a time I reckon.
Heck of a rate of fire
The nominal rate of fire was 15 rounds per minute per gun, but an experienced crew could up that to around 20 rounds per minute for short periods.
Was counting ~7-8 seconds for the first shot and 5-6 seconds afterwards. That's pretty slow given during WW2, there were reports of crews getting rounds off every 3 seconds.
@@Mthammere2010 They could certainly send them downrange faster but that is not necessarily what was required of them for this type of mission.
Took them 8 seconds to load the first salvo.
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No ear protection. Not ergonomically good set up, moving that heavy shell. Expect repetitive stress injuries.
Impressive speed. 🫡🇺🇸👍🏻