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A 5″gun for da’ Buckethead

By lex, on September 20th, 2007

Of course, we told him it was six inches.

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September 20th, 2007 | Category: Navy

10 comments to A 5″gun for da’ Buckethead

  • Barb
    September 20, 2007 at 4:18 pm

    Exercise ‘Neptune Warrior’ … good name, that. Great timing on the image, capturing the projectile just leaving the barrell. No escalation assistance required here :-)

  • Brad
    September 20, 2007 at 5:52 pm

    So what are those giant puzzle piece-looking things in front of the gun? They look like those anti-fatigue mats people stand on.

  • guy
    September 20, 2007 at 7:21 pm

    It looks like they might be there to keep the spent cases from dinging the deck surface.

  • J.M. Heinrichs
    September 20, 2007 at 7:23 pm

    Unfortunately, he may remember his MONARC photos and such …
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkWTISxYu8

    Cheers

  • lex
    September 20, 2007 at 7:26 pm

    You’d have to ask a ‘shoe, but I think guy is right. Looks like they laid a pattern of them and while the ones underneath the barrel stayed together, the ones closest to the muzzle (and most affected by the blast) got scattered about.

  • xformed
    September 20, 2007 at 8:12 pm

    Guy has it right. It’s a real pain to patch in the dinged up non-skid after shooting….

  • John of Argghhh!
    September 20, 2007 at 8:50 pm

    And you thought I wouldn’t notice.

    Hey, 6 inches, 5 inches… I know when an aviator is lying.

    His lips are moving.

    And Cassie is mine, flyboy. St. Barbara trumps sailors!

  • SeniorD
    September 21, 2007 at 7:05 am

    Cap’n, et al,

    One must remember the MK 45 turret is fully automated. Shells are loaded into the barrell via a hydraulic lift. The casings are ejected out the rear of the turret as a result of the gas recoil.

    Please note the non-skid is painted all around the turret. Putting shock absorbing tiles around the turret is a distinct NO-NO as the turret must have free 360 degree movement. Tiles or other material may jam the turret (causing many Gunner’s Mates no end of difficulty).

    Re-painting a deck after firing either guns or (my favorite) missiles is an expected part of normal activity. That we get so few opportunities to display our wares, we can clean up after ourselves.

  • Lee
    September 21, 2007 at 2:14 pm

    Hate to disagree SeniorD, but, I pre-commed the previous ship to the one in that thar photo, DDG-73, and as a tried and true Destroyerman, spent more time on the greyhounds than I can remember. The Gunnersmates have been placing them mats on the deck since I was a HTFA aboard my first Tin Can, though not as fancy early on, mostly just used electrical matting. And yes, it was the Gunners Mates, because on every Can I served on, they owned the deck around the mounts… why? Because them damn guns dinged the deck too much! Course, I was only a Senior Chief, so, my memory might be a bit foggy!

  • Lee
    September 21, 2007 at 2:20 pm

    Oh yeah, I forgot…

    9. Empty case ejector

    a. Located above and to the right of the slide.

    b. Case port is located above gun barrel.

    c. A chain driven pawl, referred to as the ejector, pushes the spent case from the tray to the tube and out the port.

    I do believe they come out the front of the mount…
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