Nice long watch, thank you for sharing! This youtuber did really well with narrating and animating the story. I particularly enjoyed the battle of the ships at the start of the vid-- if that...
Nice long watch, thank you for sharing! This youtuber did really well with narrating and animating the story. I particularly enjoyed the battle of the ships at the start of the vid-- if that depiction is to scale, I didn't realize that ships shot at each other from so far away!
And that's just the light cruiser guns found on the HMS Edinburgh. WW2 Battleship guns had even longer ranges. E.g.
The first Iowa-class ship was laid down in June 1940; in their World War II configuration, each of the Iowa-class battleships had a main battery of 16-inch (406 mm) guns that could hit targets nearly 20 statute miles (32 km) away with a variety of artillery shells designed for anti-ship or bombardment work. The secondary battery of 5-inch (127 mm) guns could hit targets nearly 9 statute miles (14 km) away with solid projectiles or proximity fuzed shells, and was effective in an anti-aircraft role as well.
p.s. YVW! Glad you enjoyed it. :) You should also check out Calum's other videos too, he always puts out really interesting, high-quality stuff, IMO. But he tends to mostly focus on kinda random bits of history, rather than strictly on battles. So if naval combat battle visualization is more your thing, you should check out The Operations Room, who has put out loads of those kinds of videos.
And those Iowa-class guns were only 16 inches. Wikipedia gives a range of 45,960 yards (ca. 26 miles) to the 18.1 inch guns on the Yamato and the Musashi....
And those Iowa-class guns were only 16 inches. Wikipedia gives a range of 45,960 yards (ca. 26 miles) to the 18.1 inch guns on the Yamato and the Musashi.
Wow the 22.4 km max range is amazing and scary, thanks for the cool chart. Yeah, after watching the video I subscribed to his channel! I do like random interesting bits of history in general but...
Wow the 22.4 km max range is amazing and scary, thanks for the cool chart.
Yeah, after watching the video I subscribed to his channel! I do like random interesting bits of history in general but might also try checking out that naval combat battle channel too. :D
Nice long watch, thank you for sharing! This youtuber did really well with narrating and animating the story. I particularly enjoyed the battle of the ships at the start of the vid-- if that depiction is to scale, I didn't realize that ships shot at each other from so far away!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_XXIII_naval_gun
And that's just the light cruiser guns found on the HMS Edinburgh. WW2 Battleship guns had even longer ranges. E.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship
p.s. YVW! Glad you enjoyed it. :) You should also check out Calum's other videos too, he always puts out really interesting, high-quality stuff, IMO. But he tends to mostly focus on kinda random bits of history, rather than strictly on battles. So if naval combat battle visualization is more your thing, you should check out The Operations Room, who has put out loads of those kinds of videos.
And those Iowa-class guns were only 16 inches. Wikipedia gives a range of 45,960 yards (ca. 26 miles) to the 18.1 inch guns on the Yamato and the Musashi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_cm%2F45_Type_94_naval_gun?wprov=sfla1
Wow the 22.4 km max range is amazing and scary, thanks for the cool chart.
Yeah, after watching the video I subscribed to his channel! I do like random interesting bits of history in general but might also try checking out that naval combat battle channel too. :D