The History and Development of the 5"/38 - Turns out you can take the sky from someone

Today we take a look at the history that led to the development of the ubiquitous 5"/38, as found on almost every USN ship of WW2, and a few others besides! Sources: https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/US-NA... https://eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERI... "The American 5inch/38 Dual Purpose Gun" - Warship Volume II https://www.amazon.co.uk/U-S-Destroye... Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? -   / drachinifel   Want to talk about ships?   / discord   Music -    • Video  

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