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Post subject: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 1:46 am
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18-inch guns in action!

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/qr3s653g5glu ... EB5sB_6DTa

This pic comes from the estate of the late IJN Captain Nagahashi Tameshige (Eta Jima Class 49), who was Gunnery Officer of Musashi when she was commissioned.

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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 3:24 am
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Just shock and awe, that muzzle flash must be about 60m long

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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 5:42 am
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Indeed, very impressive photo and the 18in guns of course.
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 11:19 am
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Gives one a good idea why some of the light AA guns had to be shielded! Thanks for sharing the photo.
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 2:01 pm
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Must have moved the dang thing 100 yards *lol*
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 7:25 pm
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Are there no photos available of the 18.1" guns in action? I'm not surprised given how secretive the Japanese were about them...

Cool stuff regardless.

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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 7th, 2015, 9:30 pm
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Wow. 'Nuff said.
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 8th, 2015, 5:43 am
Great! Thnx for sharing!
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 8th, 2015, 6:40 am
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that is so cool!
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Post subject: Re: A Pic IJN Buffs Have Wished For!Posted: May 8th, 2015, 8:55 am
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Wow, an excellent shot. I wonder if that's a single gun or two/three from the same turret?

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