Talk:Salvo

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"Salvo" is also a slang term for someone in the Salvation Army, especially in Australia.

[edit] Possible Article Additions

There are a number of items that could be addressed in this article. I will try to add them myself as time permits. This is really a set of notes to remind me what to put in the article. For example:

  • Good introduction photo candidates
USS Massachusetts firing a salvo. Note the shells can be seen in the air.
USS Massachusetts firing a salvo. Note the shells can be seen in the air.
USS Massachusetts firing a salvo. Note the shells can be seen in the air.
USS Massachusetts firing a salvo. Note the shells can be seen in the air.

One of these may be a good photo to lead the article.

  • Different types of salvoes
    • ladder salvo
    • bracket salvo
    • ranging salvo
    • split salvo
    • half salvo, double salvo, full salvo
    • spotting salvo
  • Salvo timing
On a battleship, salvos may appear simultaneous but in fact shells normally were fired at slightly different times to prevent the shells from interfering with each other. A special device called a delay coil was developed to accomplish this feat.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jurens, W.J. (1991). "The Evolution of Battleship Gunnery in the U.S. Navy, 1920-1945". Warship International No. 3: p. 255.