![Photo Tour Shows What Makes This 'Devastating' 5-Inch Weapon 'Tick' on the Destroyer USS Barry](https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWJsYXplLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxMi8wOC81LUluY2gtTGlnaHQtV2VpZ2h0LUd1bi1Nb3VudF9Sb2JlcnQtSm9obnNvbi1CdXNpbmVzcy1JbnNpZGVyLmpwZyIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE3NTA1MDA0MDJ9.Lz9sLFvbOIfCmjASRkASMXPSTHFJghG-BD62GEjPKP4/image.jpg?width=980&quality=85)
5-inch light weight gun mount on the USS Barry. (Photo: Robert Johnson/Business Insider)
Business Insider's Robert Johnson got to take a tour on the USS Barry recently, and of all the amenities and gadgets, what fascinated him the most was the destroyers' 5-inch, 127mm gun -- and the process it took to fire it.
He got got a first hand look at just "what makes the 5-inch weapon tick":
Loaded with an assortment of devastating rounds, the gun can pound out its 20-projectile magazine in about a minute while maintaining pinpoint accuracy via its computerized targeting.[...]
All that happens to make this gun so devastating may surprise you.
Here is look at a few of his photos, but be sure to check them all out here.
As a fun fact, Johnson found out the gunners on the ship have named the weapon Lucile.