REPRINT 5-INCH GUN MOUNTS MARK 30 WWII BATTLESHIPS 5"/38 ORDNANCE PAMPHLET 735

Description

This is a high-quality reprinting of the United States Navy manual "5-Inch Gun Mounts - 38 Caliber - A.A. - Base Ring Type Mark 30 and Mark 30 Modifications Except Merchantmen Types" Ordnance Pamphlet No. 735, First Revision, 650p, May 1943. The 5"/38 caliber deck gun was mounted on most every Navy surface ship until well into the 1980's. When we talk about battleships, most people concentrate on the big 12" and 16" guns, but there were also 5-10 5"/38 guns on the Mark 30 mount. Note that the mount includes
much
more than just a turret - it really is the heart and soul of the gun. The "gun" itself refers just to the barrel and breech mechanism. Everything else is the mount - the aiming, positioning both elevation and azimuth are done by the turret. This manual is most remarkable in its detail - there are engineering drawings of every part of the mount and turret. There are 27 large 11x17" fold-out illustrations, 4 of them in color.
Manual was scanned at 400 lpi in color and B&W. It is printed on 24 lb stock. Color illustrations are printed in full color. Manual is bound by a comb binding with clear acetate covers. Note that this is NOT how the original was printed. This is a faithful reproduction, but no attempt was made to use the same binding as the original military printing.
Please see my companion listing "The 5"/38 Gun" which is a training manual for operators of the gun.
Note that these manuals are offered in digital form (DVD-ROM) in a separate auction. Needless to say, it is quite a bit cheaper to buy it in PDF form for those that don't need the print version of the manual.
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