I'll check the ordinance publications aboard MASSACHUSETTS tomorrow
and let you know what they have for drawings, seems they have
several large publications. You may also want to check the
following publications:
Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116 (A & B) March 1946, Both
books have several chapters relating to the 20MM mounts. Much
detail.
U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in WWII, Bureau of Ordnance, 1947,
Dept. of the Navy.
Best regards,
Joseph Lombardi
Ocean Technical Services
P.O. Box 1576
Manchester, MA 01944
Off. 978-526-1894
Fax 978-526-8390
-----Original Message-----
From: RobRatt@aol.com <RobRatt@aol.com>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 11:07 PM
Subject: [MV] Big MV's and 20-mm Weapons
>Hi Guys!
>
>I volunteer on probably one of (if not the) biggest and oldest MV's around,
>the Battleship TEXAS. She's a veteran from before WW1, having fired her
guns
>in anger against Mexico (Vera Cruz). She was also in WW1, and in WW2, she
>supported the Rangers landing at Point Du Hoc (Normandy), as well as
Operation
>Torch, Okinawa, et al.
>
>What I need is info on the 20-mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, such as those
>found on board the battleship. Several of us are restoring a complete
20-mm
>battery, complete with propane conversions for special events. Any and all
>help is greatly appreciated in the research phase of this project.
>
>I'll let everyone know how things are progressing from time to time.
>
>Thanks,
>Robert Ratliff
>Houston, TX
>RobRatt@aol.com
>
>'42 GPW
>'12 Battleship (in '43 configuration)
>
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