SSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 2 days ago[OC] Projectile ring for ammunition inside the 16 inch main gun of the USS North Carolinalemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down111
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-link[OC] Projectile ring for ammunition inside the 16 inch main gun of the USS North Carolinalemmy.worldSSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squared00phy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoYeah, I was reading this thread thinking that 16” was the diameter of the bore of the gun barrel. Thanks for posting that!
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoI don’t mean to confuse you, but yes it is the diameter of the bore. I specified from the lands since measuring land to land, or groove to groove diameter can result in different sizes.
minus-squared00phy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYou didn’t. I was thinking the earlier conversation was missing how the diameter was measured.
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Yeah, I was reading this thread thinking that 16” was the diameter of the bore of the gun barrel. Thanks for posting that!
I don’t mean to confuse you, but yes it is the diameter of the bore. I specified from the lands since measuring land to land, or groove to groove diameter can result in different sizes.
You didn’t. I was thinking the earlier conversation was missing how the diameter was measured.