Mk 45 5" Gun

Let’s get technical, just for a change of pace.   Let’s take a bit of a look at the standard 5” gun of the U.S. Navy.   There hav…

Return Of The Broadside

The 16”, 2200 lb shell arced up, reached its peak, and nosed over as it began its plunge towards the airbase on the artificial is…

Excalibur - LRLAP Replacement

The Navy recently cancelled the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) that was the sole ammunition for the Zumwalt’s 155 mm A…

Assault Support Ship

The most vulnerable phase of an amphibious assault is the landing of the initial waves and the subsequent initial defense until f…

Long Range Naval Guns

Just as a point of interest to supplement the Zumwalt ammunition post, had the Navy not opted to go down the path of the Zumwalt …

The Past Is Prologue

The science fiction classic, Dune, set in a far distant future with weapons of unimaginable power, hypothesized a personal force …

Naval Gunfire Reminder

ComNavOps has often lamented the loss of institutional memory from WWII regarding the conduct of amphibious assaults.  On a close…