[Milsurplus] LR frequency meter and "Couldn't shock mounts be designed to mitigate those problems?"

[Howard Holden]

The sideways motion is insignificant, not zero. The engineering and 
mathematical data confirm this, along with many eyewitness accounts. If 
there were significant motion there would be injuries to crew with the 
firing unless they were strapped in, or hanging on for dear life.  If your 
local library has it, read Paul Stillwell's "Battleship New Jersey: An 
Illustrated History". This book details the New Jersey from keel laying to 
it's last resurrection, with much actual crew-based material and lots of 
engineering data. One of the chapters concerns the 16"/ 50 Caliber rifles, 
and talks about the myth of significant movement when the main battery is 
fired. There is almost none to speak of. The concussive shock from the 
muzzle blast is another issue: small but violent damped oscillating motion 
that breaks light bulbs, windows, damages fragile equipment, and wreaks 
havoc throughout the ship with things not secured somehow.

The argument for significant motion seems to be mostly "I read it 
somewhere...", "someone told me...", etc., with no actual data supporting 
significant motion.

73, Howie WB2AWQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard Solomon
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 8:17 PM
To: Military Surplus Mail List
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] LR frequency meter and "Couldn't shock mounts be 
designed to mitigate those problems?"

I have seen quite a bit of combat film footage showing
full broadsides from a battlewagon.

1 mm ??? You must be kidding.

73, Dick, W1KSZ