Tom Scott, The Older One | Battleship Texas and Her Mighty 5 Inch Guns! @tomscotttheolderone364 | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 58 minutes ago.
The 5”/51 caliber rapid fire canon on Battleship Texas usually take a rear seat to her big 14” main battery guns. This video will give these excellent weapons the due consideration they deserve. They were originally introduced into U.S. Navy service in 1910 as protection from high speed surface targets for battleships and cruisers. As newer guns and tactics changed, their simple design and operation combined with strong performance saw most of them move to transports, freighters and even shore emplacements during World War II where they continued to give outstanding performance.
A big thanks to Tony DiGiulian for his support when he provided me with range tables for the guns that I couldn’t find on my own. I strongly recommend his website, NavWeaps. It has been my go-to site for information on not only U.S. naval weapons, but also those of most other countries. You can go there with this link: navweaps.com
You can show your support for the ongoing efforts by either buying merchandise from the Battleship Texas Foundation ship store or by making a direct tax deductible donation by going to one of these links:
Ship Store- store.battleshiptexas.org
Donate- battleshiptexas.org/donate
The 5”/51 caliber rapid fire canon on Battleship Texas usually take a rear seat to her big 14” main battery guns. This video will give these excellent weapons the due consideration they deserve. They were originally introduced into U.S. Navy service in 1910 as protection from high speed surface targets for battleships and cruisers. As newer guns and tactics changed, their simple design and operation combined with strong performance saw most of them move to transports, freighters and even shore emplacements during World War II where they continued to give outstanding performance.
A big thanks to Tony DiGiulian for his support when he provided me with range tables for the guns that I couldn’t find on my own. I strongly recommend his website, NavWeaps. It has been my go-to site for information on not only U.S. naval weapons, but also those of most other countries. You can go there with this link: navweaps.com
You can show your support for the ongoing efforts by either buying merchandise from the Battleship Texas Foundation ship store or by making a direct tax deductible donation by going to one of these links:
Ship Store- store.battleshiptexas.org
Donate- battleshiptexas.org/donate
