Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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Fox! Batt Traditionally the pen has been the tool of diplomacy. Just as traditionally, when diplomacy fails other tools are used. To the Navy, that means guns. Fox!Battery Division is composed of both Fire Control Technicians and Gunner's Mates who support the ship's two MK 56 Gunfire Control Systems and both 5 54 slow fire gun mounts. Additionally, these men have maintained the ship's three-launcher CHAFFROC Defense System, and the Anti-Submarine Decoys known as Fanfare. Services the division provided during FlOSlE'S last cruise included firing ceremonial gun salutes at several ports, and sending shot lines to other vessels during underway replenishment fthe gunners' accuracy during both types of evolution was a favored topic for discussionl. The guns are quiet now, and may never speak again with the anger only a big gun is capable of in war. Where they'Il go, or how they will be used, is anyone's guess. The crash, flash, and smash are gone, the deep sound of the breech block locking ended. The big powder cases don't fly off with a ringing outburst punctuated by the gun captain's orders, and the smell of powder is just a memory.