Dear US-Subs,
First of all, let me congratulate you for your amazing Bombatorium. I just went through the thread in which you desribe your efforts and I can barely imagine the passion, dedication and patience I took to put all of this together.
I have come across the pics of your Navy 13.65/16" sabot projectiles posted here and it's very rare to find good pictures of these specific projectile.
I happen to have a strong interest in battleships in general and the Iowa class in particular, and I am gathering as much information as possible on this subject.
I was therefore wondering whether you could tell me more about your 13.65/16" sabot projectiles.
More specifically, I'd very much appreciate it if you could tell me :
a) the overall length of this projectile (fuzed and/or unfuzed)
b) the length of the ogive above the bourrelet (fuzed and/or unfuzed)
c) the mass of the projectile (I suppose that the cavity is empty ?)
I already posted these questions in the thread where you posted the pictures initially, but I am not sure you've had a chance to read my post which came at a late stage in the thread.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Meanwhile, kind regards.
Matt.
PS : I tried to post this as a PM, but it wouldn't go through, so I hope it's OK if I post this message as a thread (all the more as others might be interested in the answers).
First of all, let me congratulate you for your amazing Bombatorium. I just went through the thread in which you desribe your efforts and I can barely imagine the passion, dedication and patience I took to put all of this together.
I have come across the pics of your Navy 13.65/16" sabot projectiles posted here and it's very rare to find good pictures of these specific projectile.
I happen to have a strong interest in battleships in general and the Iowa class in particular, and I am gathering as much information as possible on this subject.
I was therefore wondering whether you could tell me more about your 13.65/16" sabot projectiles.
More specifically, I'd very much appreciate it if you could tell me :
a) the overall length of this projectile (fuzed and/or unfuzed)
b) the length of the ogive above the bourrelet (fuzed and/or unfuzed)
c) the mass of the projectile (I suppose that the cavity is empty ?)
I already posted these questions in the thread where you posted the pictures initially, but I am not sure you've had a chance to read my post which came at a late stage in the thread.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Meanwhile, kind regards.
Matt.
PS : I tried to post this as a PM, but it wouldn't go through, so I hope it's OK if I post this message as a thread (all the more as others might be interested in the answers).
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