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The 5"/25 (127 mm) battery aboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan, 15 June 1944.
Note the time-fuze setters on the left side of each gun mount, each holding three "fixed" rounds of ammunition; the barrels of 20 mm machine guns at the extreme right; and triple the 14"/50 (34.5 cm) guns in the background.


B-17 waist gunner, look at all those spent shells at his feet! Must have gotten tricky staying on target slipping on all those shells! The average life expectancy of a B-17 crew member was only about 11 missions.