40MM Anti-craft Guns aboard the USS North Carolina-very impressive

The Battleship North Carolina
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II, earning 15 battle stars. This authentically restored National Historic Landmark proudly serves as her State’s World War II Memorial to the 11,000+ North Carolinians who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Moored across from historic downtown Wilmington, the Battleship welcomes visitors daily. Plot your own course as you explore nine levels, climb inside gun turrets, marvel at early computers, and see where the crew ate, slept, and worked. Crew stories throughout the Ship introduce you to the 2,000 young men who called the Showboat home.
Encircling the Ship, the State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Walkway provides an opportunity to appreciate her majesty and power. Enjoy a picnic in Battleship Park or savor a meal in Wilmington. And take a piece of her home from the Battleship Steel Collection!
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Hope you enjoy the video 😊

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💯 agree

[@collinrobinson7353]

Fun fact, you can actually still turn them in tandem with another person, its a cool system, im a local and i love this ship

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Oh man I did not know that ....appreciate it ......

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Thanks for watching and commenting

[@BreeSmith-yj2gh]

Impressive

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[@JackW-q9s]

I dont want to be on the wrong end of them

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[@billwilson-es5yn]

Admiral Ching Lee pulled a fast one to get his ships armed with as many 40mm AA guns as possible. First he found places where those could be set then had the platforms designed and put into production at Pearl Harbor. Then he got the base commander and others to sign a requisition order for the guns to use at PH. Lee had the heading written in pencil so erased that to write in something else. It went all the way thru the chain of command without being noticed. By the time someone did, Lee had the guns mounted on his ships. General George C. Marshall asked Admiral Ernest King about that sleight of hand trick. King shrugged, saying Lee must of wanted those in a hurry so found a way to accomplish that.

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@billwilson-es5yn amazing info thank you so much I had no idea 😀 but love learning new things

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@@billwilson-es5yn appreciate the comment

[@Sansthebadtimebringer]

The only warships I can easily go to around me are the uss stewart and the uss Cavalla, but there are rumors that the gslveston naval museum is getting a third ship, and of course the uss texas will have its own museum/dock pretty soon

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I'm hoping in the next couple of years to go to make it out there to tour them

[@DanJonesville]

Excellent

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[@boogertater]

My girl, NC proud

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Awesome

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[@jacka55six60]

"Buy Super Thanks" ??
Whats your asking price / do they come with ammo?

[@GrampsWizarding]

It's aboard an older battleship USS North Carolina , it use to fire but its just a cool gun to look at

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すごい！、これがでも存在しない世界がよかったな…

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