New Photograph of Musashi
Rob Lundgren has forwarded me a rare photograph of Musashi firing during her gunnery trials. From the Email: On May 5, 2015, a Japanese newspaper published the attached Photo of Musashi firing her...
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I wonder if the photographer felt a sudden gust as the remains of the blast wave. Wouldn't be surprised!
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No, you don't - not from as far away as that photo was taken from. I do know from personal experience*, that you do feel a "thump" in your chest as the sound-wave hits you. * In early October 1986, I...
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Thanks for sharing your personal experience. Don't know if it would make a difference, but I guess the blast pressure would be proportional to muzzle energy, which is 20% greater for 18.1" than for...
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Wouldn't it be great to get a scan of the photo, not the newspaper version? Not for a second that I don't appreciate this one!charleyDesert Sailor
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Desert Sailor wrote:Wouldn't it be great to get a scan of the photo, not the newspaper version? Not for a second that I don't appreciate this one!charleyDesert SailorYep, first thing I thought of when...
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Tony D wrote:Desert Sailor wrote:Wouldn't it be great to get a scan of the photo, not the newspaper version? Not for a second that I don't appreciate this one!charleyDesert SailorYep, first thing I...
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As Rob Lundgren knows, I can't resist fiddling with less than stellar pix to try and improve them. He kindly sent me the non-newspaper version of the picture in question, and I fiddled with it some....
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bill sanderson wrote: It's not too surprising that newspaper copies were not all caught in the net, but the originals may well have been. ...anyway, it's a good thing that the sailor's family didn't...
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bager1968 wrote:bill sanderson wrote: It's not too surprising that newspaper copies were not all caught in the net, but the originals may well have been. ...anyway, it's a good thing that the sailor's...
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It really looks like the firing of the guns is pushing the ship sideways...(Ducking)
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No, they have a special chemical that they pump over the side to thicken the sea so the ship doesn't move that way. (also ducking)
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What? I thought that friction between the shells and the barrels caused the shells to pull the ship a little TOWARDS the target.
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Capn Carl wrote:What? I thought that friction between the shells and the barrels caused the shells to pull the ship a little TOWARDS the target.Carl, you fool! DUCK!!!Oh, man. Too late for Carl. Guy...
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Capn Carl wrote:What? I thought that friction between the shells and the barrels caused the shells to pull the ship a little TOWARDS the target.I like this theory! Perhaps I'll add it to the...
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Tony D wrote:Capn Carl wrote:What? I thought that friction between the shells and the barrels caused the shells to pull the ship a little TOWARDS the target.I like this theory! Perhaps I'll add it to...
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Some video of the Musashi wreck. http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-allen-microsoft-discovers-battleship-japan-world-war-2015-3 Ed
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vpsoccer wrote:Tony D wrote:Capn Carl wrote:What? I thought that friction between the shells and the barrels caused the shells to pull the ship a little TOWARDS the target.I like this theory! Perhaps...
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