[Milsurplus] My Latest Project ART-13/B AM Transmitter
Mike Hanz
aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org
Tue May 29 17:18:00 EDT 2012
On 5/29/2012 2:41 PM, Nick England wrote:
> FWIW Department - The TCZ description page in the Navy equipment
> catalogs says the AC and DC power units are designed to be bolted to a
> table or desk.....
I noticed that. Using a standard 30" tall desk, that would put the ATC
up somewhere above eye level. They must have had taller sailors back
then...heh, heh...
> Doesn't say whether to use oak or steel desks for best 5" gunfire
> shock-absorbing characteristics....
There is an outstanding book called "Aircraft Carrier" by J Bryan III ,
about his life on the Yorktown during the war. He was on board a
battleship or two during his service and the shock of those 16" rifles
going off wasn't too bad - they sort of built up slowly and surrounded
you. On the other hand, I seem to recall him saying something to the
effect that he hated the 5" guns when they started firing because the
shock "would hit him like a plank". I can imagine what it did to
electronic items.
73,
Mike
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