Talk:16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun

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Contents 1 twist 2 Range 3 best, huh? 4 Civilian Ownership? 5 16"/50 caliber = incompatible; what's with the 50 cal?

[edit] twist

1 in 25 what... feet, inches??? what was a typical muzzle velocity? --Kvuo 04:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Rifling Twist is normally given at a ratio without further referrence. In most cases the measurement is in inches. Tirronan 16:44, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Encyclopedia of Weapons & Warfare (Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Vol 14, "Iowa", p1461, has propelling charge 297kg, MV 762m/s, shell 1225kg, range 38720m @45°. Trekphiler 09:55, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Range

I notice that nowhere in this article is the range of this gun mentioned. What is it? Alex.tan 05:20, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

range 38720m @45°. -- dude mentioned right above --Kvuo 14:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] best, huh?

Notice anything special about this sentence: "It is often considered to be the best battleship gun ever designed, due to its power and efficiency." Yep, it contains "it is often considered" without any reference.

Should either be sourced or deleted. 85.227.226.168 17:31, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Civilian Ownership?

There isn't anything in the article about the legality of owning one of these. Is it? Is there a specific law against it? 76.28.138.83 (talk) 09:38, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

The Department of Defense is required to demilitarize all artillery before it can be transferred from the military, so you can't legally acquire one of these. TomTheHand (talk) 15:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 16"/50 caliber = incompatible; what's with the 50 cal?

The illustration of the battleship's heavy gun turret and feeding system identifies it (accurately) as a 16" gun. How did "50 caliber" get introduced into the title?

Caliber is a measure of muzzle bore and refers to hundredths of an inch, and is generally represented with a decimal point. ".50 caliber" represents one half inch, and is the caliber of heavy machine guns and extreme sniper rifles. Still, .50 cal. is 1/32 the size of the battleship's big guns.

71.234.203.245 (talk) 16:56, 10 March 2008 (UTC)michael.powers (at gmail dot youknow)

In artillery, the length of the gun's barrel is often specified in the number of calibers long the barrel is. In the case of the 16"/50 caliber gun, the barrel is 16 × 50 = 800 inches (66 ft 8 in) long. See our article on caliber, specifically the section titled Caliber as a measure of length. TomTheHand (talk) 17:50, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh. Thank you. 71.234.203.245 (talk) 06:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)michael.powers