Tango01 | 25 Oct 2016 9:48 p.m. PST |
"War History Online posted this photo on their Facebook page. 26-inch thick armor from Japanese Yamato class battleship, pierced by a US Navy 16-inch gun. The armor is on display at the US Navy Museum. I found this Ballistic Test Report which I believe to be about this…"
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Amicalement Armand
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Grelber | 26 Oct 2016 4:36 a.m. PST |
Fascinating find, Armand! Grelber |
Paul B | 26 Oct 2016 5:59 a.m. PST |
Some of it was a bit hard to follow but the final paragraph of the final comment is very interesting |
Wackmole9 | 26 Oct 2016 6:32 a.m. PST |
I saw the plate at the Washington naval Yard ( great Museum) in 1983. One of the guides was a WW2 vet who had severed on BB and he said the Yamato was very over rated. |
Ceterman | 26 Oct 2016 6:54 a.m. PST |
Yikes! Now THAT'S a hole!!! |
zoneofcontrol | 26 Oct 2016 6:59 a.m. PST |
Gee, that could really ruin someone's day. |
Major Mike | 26 Oct 2016 9:21 a.m. PST |
Actually it came from a turret ment for the Shinano before it was decided to be turned into an aircraft carrier. The test fire was done after the war. |
emckinney | 26 Oct 2016 9:52 a.m. PST |
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Who asked this joker | 26 Oct 2016 10:26 a.m. PST |
So the notion that Yamato's armor could turn anything we could throw at it turned out to be wrong. |
hindsTMP | 26 Oct 2016 11:11 a.m. PST |
Guys; as the man said read the article. Here's the last paragraph: Therefore, these plates are the only warship armor plates that could not be completely penetrated by ANY gun ever put on a warship when installed leaning back at 45°, as they were in the actual turrets!!! Even to completely hole the plate all the way through at that inclination requires a brand new 16″/50 Mark 7 or German 38cm SK C/34 gun at point-blank range firing the latest versions of their respective AP projectiles; it might be cracked at a lower striking velocity, but no hole put entirely through it! AND THEY SAID GUNS HAD COMPLETELY OVERMATCHED ALL ARMOR–*NOT SO*!!! MH |
Landorl | 26 Oct 2016 11:48 a.m. PST |
That's why the big ships have turrets with 3 guns each on them. One shot might not penetrate, but take three hits in the same area, and it won't be a good day for that ship! Still, it was pretty impressive! |
Tango01 | 26 Oct 2016 12:48 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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Dynaman8789 | 26 Oct 2016 4:41 p.m. PST |
Only the turrets were that well armored. So the Yamato might have pristine turrets while sinking to the bottom of the ocean. |
jgibbons | 26 Oct 2016 5:58 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 26 Oct 2016 10:07 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it too my friend. Amicalement Armand |
Who asked this joker | 27 Oct 2016 10:13 a.m. PST |
Guys; as the man said read the article. Here's the last paragraph: But there is a hole in the plate. Whatever was on the other side would likely be killed and possibly ignited. |
Dynaman8789 | 27 Oct 2016 11:10 a.m. PST |
The point of the article is that the hole would not exist on the real ship due to the angle it would have hit and the speed the projectile would be going at the point. Which is why I noted that only the turrets were so heavily armored. |
CeruLucifus | 27 Oct 2016 3:21 p.m. PST |
As Dynaman8789 says, test was done at point blank range with plate at 90 degree angle. On the actual ship the plate would have been at 45 degree angle and rounds would have been fired from miles or thousands of yards away and would have come in at downward trajectory. So in actual use the plate would not have been penetrated. |