Commander describes the moment a US Navy destroyer blasted an enemy drone out of the sky with a 5-inch deck gun
USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.
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Repaired Battleship Texas now has big guns, is close to leaving dry dock
The guns are of the 5”/51 type, meaning they fire projectiles five inches in diameter and the barrel is 51 calibers, or just over 21 feet long. The U.S. Navy began using them in 1911, one year ...
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Commander describes the moment a US Navy destroyer blasted an enemy drone out of the sky with a 5-inch deck gun
A US Navy destroyer used its deck gun to shoot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea last year. A top commander revealed details of the battle for the first time this week. USS Stockdale and other ...