The Eugene Stoner Tapes - Part 7: Large Caliber Cannons

This is the final video in a series created from an interview conducted by Edward C. Ezell with Eugene Stoner in 1988 at ARES Inc. in Port Clinton, Ohio. All the footage is courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. All I have done is cut some of the waiting time between tapes out and tried to fix the audio. Otherwise, what you are seeing is entirely unadulterated. Feel free to ask any questions about the various topics of the video in the comments. I will do my best to answer them. TIMESTAMPS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Credits 1:01 - Ezell discusses some of Stoner’s work with large caliber weapons 13:30 - Stoner comments on his 35mm caliber cannon for the Bradley 15:54 - Stoner on the 35mm Talon 17:37 - The effect of industrial capability on weapons design 19:19 - The differences between large and small caliber weapon design 23:47 - The larger scope of large caliber weapon design and feed systems 26:18 - Discussion of the cost and design principles of large caliber weapons 36:25 - Stoner demonstrates the operation of the 35mm Talon (no sound) 37:22 - Stoner discusses his 75mm XM274 Automatic Cannon 46:54 - Comments on the housing of the XM274 48:34 - Stoner being “weight conscious“ in all of his designs 50:06 - Discussion on lightening the 155mm mount with polymer 53:55 - Stoner on the importance of the laws of physics in weapons design The Eugene Stoner Tapes playlist: All footage is used with permission from the Smithsonian Institution Archives.