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USN WW2 5" drill projectile

Slick

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This IAA forum thread starts off identifying the projectile, interesting in itself, and then evolves beyond that.

https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/usn-wwii-5-drill-round/34586/2

I recall the "locker room" for the missile system fire control equipment (Mk 119?). '60s vintage technology, but much akin to that explained in the IAA discussion, just a little more advanced. A bunch of interlinked cabinets, hence "locker room", with servos and motors and shafts and gizmos. I only observed, never had to operate or pull maintenance on any of it. Thankfully. Neat stuff, regardless. Props to JohnS for his details and explanations.
 
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