REPRINT 5-INCH/38 GUN NAVPERS 10111 500p 1965 MARK 30 MOUNT BATTLESHIP WWII NAVY

Description

This is a high-quality reprinting of the United States Navy manual "The 5"/38 Gun" Navpers 10111, 540p, 1965. 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.This
manual is not real technical, but it has a great deal of very practical information about operation and maintenance of the gun. It is in a kind of cartoon format with four pictures down thethe left  half of the page and text on the right half. Some of the illustrations are photographs, some are professional drawings, and some are cartoons (!) illustrating good practice. The Navy had a problem in WWII in how to turn inexperienced farm boys and city dwellers into sailors and experts in the use of very complex munitions systems. This manual is a great example of the step-by-step training covering every aspect of the gun. Although produced after the war (1965) the gun and the mount were used virtually unchanged from the late 30's through the 60's.
Manual is printed on 24lb paper and bound using comb binding with acetate covers. No attempt was made to try to duplicate the original government printing binding. The cover is card stock printed with a scan of the original cover.
Please see my companion listing "The 5"/38 Gun Mount - Mark 30" which is a maintenance manual for detailed assembly and disassembly..
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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