{"id":103437,"date":"2026-10-30T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=103437"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:03:41","slug":"from-the-50-m2-to-the-mk7-16-inch-turrets-all-the-guns-of-the-uss-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/from-the-50-m2-to-the-mk7-16-inch-turrets-all-the-guns-of-the-uss-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"From the .50 M2 to the Mk7 16 Inch Turrets: All the Guns of the <em>USS New Jersey<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qo9bgrzpbQE?si=qjtSuAEeZq19RZ_E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 4 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p>I had a chance to spend some time on the <em>USS New Jersey<\/em>, today docked in Camden NJ as a public museum ship. Today we are going to go through all of the weapons systems on the <em>New Jersey<\/em>, starting from the humble .50-caliber M2 machine guns and going up to the massive 16&#8243; Mk7 guns in the three-gun turrets. The <em>New Jersey<\/em> was refitted several times, adding and removing different weapon systems for deployments from World War Two to Desert Storm, so not all of these guns were in place simultaneously &mdash; but they are all part of the story of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the awesome staff of the <em>New Jersey<\/em> for their hospitality and to <em>World of Warships<\/em> for making the visit possible!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmRzMkx6d3RsRWVMaFU0U2E5el9rbkdTTnhrUXxBQ3Jtc0trdmhJMHRzZEVfUWgxM2pMZno1SjZ1dWdYSFhJVkt1aWJoajJJc3FXQVVNVDE4NFpxbnZkS1RCQ0pudlc2Wl94QW1oYTV2LTUzRTNiNWdYU2lPQnV4MThiZWcySlBrSk9oOW4zVnFEc2hoUUV2M0hCbw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=Qo9bgrzpbQE\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 4 Jul 2026 I had a chance to spend some time on the USS New Jersey, today docked in Camden NJ as a public museum ship. 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