USS WISCONSIN BATTLESHIP 16IN GUNFIRE

The USS Wisconsin fires her big guns for the last time.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• battleship
• gun
• military

[RogueAshaman]

What was the rate of fire with these? It seems like a fight would take a long time.

[dennilfloss]

@RogueAshaman I think for a well-trained crew during WWII, twice a minute per gun was the rate of fire, so 18 rounds a minute from the 9 sixteen-inchers in total per ship.

[hhfan5]

My Dad was on this ship during the Korean War. His 83rd birthday is tomorrow :)

[dennilfloss]

@hhfan5 Happy Birthday to your dad! :)

[ArcticWolf125]

sucks the Aircraft Carrier was the death of the battleship

[kuntosjedebil]

0:18 that guy gesticulates with his hands like a boss

[mixmastamikal]

@RogueAshaman Yeah one hit long lol

[fdsdh1]

damn I wish the RN still had battleships!

[Gorillasoh]

these big ass gun are museum now, but still avaible in 30 day just incase

[Orangebike666]

These videos are so sad..... I was never on any vessels but it is truly sad to see them cover up for good. :(

[thegreysniper]

damn, thats a whole lotta boom behind that shell, whats the most powder they can put into the guns without the barrel goin off like huge bomb?

[oldlps45s]

On Wisconsin!!

[13Psycho13]

@RoqueAshaman:

You'll have to understand that battles lasted for days if not weeks sometimes.

For example, on D-Day they first needed to get the men across the channel, then the day before they send paratroopers to neutralize AA for bombers that destroyed reinforced positions and Anti-Ship cannons so the ships could fire at the coast before even sending the soldiers in to capture everything

(which takes days to do so)

[bsgtrekfan88]

Really makes me wish they had HD video and audio back then! :(