Comments on: 25mm Chain Gun

By: cardoso

cardoso — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:49:28 +0000

It takes away all the fun in being a Somali Pirate

By: George V.

George V. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:18:53 +0000

I wonder if they intended to hit that SEPTAR – which looks likes it’s sinking in the last few frames. Way back in time my last Navy assignment was a detachment OinC with Fleet Composite Squadron 6 in Norfolk. I was on the aviation target side but the squadron also had a boat detachment that operated SEPTARs. For gunnery practice the mounts would have a few mils offset cranked in so as to not actually hit the somewhat expensive remote control speedboat. But I heard tales of how every once in a while a fleet gunnery exercise would go bust because somebody sunk the target.

Those boats could scream too. The 18 footers had a Chrysler 318 with a stern drive and could hit about 65. The big boats (35 foot, I think?) could take up to 4 big block Chevy engines driving straight shaft drives. The boat det guys seemed to enjoy their jobs.

George V.

By: steveH

steveH — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:58:20 +0000

Silver bullet?

By: TwoFiveZulu

TwoFiveZulu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:41:05 +0000

Fin Stabilized. AKA LRP or Long Rod Penetrator. Also called BAD by some. (Big A##ed Dart)

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:35:11 +0000

Ok, Dust. I grok the first “AP,” and the last “DS” (I think), but whats that “FS” in the middle?

By: Dust

Dust — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:45:17 +0000

Been on the M2/M3 Brad for years, right XBradTC? As well as a Marine LAV. Gotta like firepower, on land or sea. Still, I am partial to a 120mm HEAT coming out of a smoothbore. An APFSDS will give you sparks but a HEAT will toss a turret in the air. No comments from Lex about secondaries, please.