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19. It's a light cruiser round!

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 12:15 AM

Nov 2016

It's a six-inch shell with a built-in rocket, a pea-shooter in naval terms. It's only two inches bigger than an Abrams tank's round.

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The Navy can't fire its awesome new gun. [View all] trof Nov 2016 OP

This is why we can't have nice things gratuitous Nov 2016 #1

Yep. It's insane. trof Nov 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Nov 2016 #13

It's a light cruiser round! sofa king Nov 2016 #19

The F-35 was another Lockheed product. lpbk2713 Nov 2016 #20

And the reason we're not firing Excalibur rounds from this gun...is? jmowreader Nov 2016 #23

Wouldn't it be nice if the Air Force had a bake sale..... Delmette Nov 2016 #24

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