tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153773.post116356273706325651..comments2024-02-16T02:40:10.330-05:00Comments on Brickmuppet Blog: USCGC Bertholf LaunchedBrickmuppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00884188361526609025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153773.post-1164142374706408502006-11-21T15:52:00.000-05:002006-11-21T15:52:00.000-05:00I, frankly, doubt that a 57mm gun is worth anythin...I, frankly, doubt that a 57mm gun is worth anything as an AA weapon. Commonality with the Navy though is well worth it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if anyone thinks about a shipboard AA weapon, Navy has a curious thingie... It's a bank of Stingers on a turret. They just started fielding them recently. The idea is amazing in its simplicity, effectiveness, cost efficiency. It has some issues with deck placement Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153773.post-1163994924759647492006-11-19T22:55:00.000-05:002006-11-19T22:55:00.000-05:00The 57mm gun fires twice as fast and is a better A...The 57mm gun fires twice as fast and is a better AA weapon. It also has a longer range and is cheaper, easier to maintain and as it has been adopted by the Navy has a lot of spare parts available.Brickmuppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884188361526609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153773.post-1163666008250054792006-11-16T03:33:00.000-05:002006-11-16T03:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this update. I hadn't read abo...Thanks for posting this update. I hadn't read about it or heard it on CNN. Surprise, surprise.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.com