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Originally posted by Kershaw View Post2400lb 50cal projectile?
are we are launching 50cal spears at people that are a few hundred feet long?
Here are the 5" shells
Even a one of those will make a mess out of what ever it hits.
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Originally posted by george graves View PostWhat's that about?
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Originally posted by BlackbirdM3 View PostWhen the Iowa reaches Long Beach, it will be tied up just like all the others, likely never to see the open ocean again. The era wasn't over till the Navy signed the papers effectively handing the ship over to the Pacific Battleship Group a few weeks ago. The Iowa was the last battleship in the Navy's inventory. All the rest have either been scrapped or are museums.
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Originally posted by KamakaziX View PostWow, that's kinda sad really. What are they being replaced with?
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Originally posted by KamakaziX View PostWow, that's kinda sad really. What are they being replaced with?e92 M3
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just to clear up the 50 caliber confusion- the 16" rifles aboard the Iowa have barrels that are 50 times as long as the nominal diameter of the bore. 16" x 50 = 800" or 66.7'.
they are capable of minute-of-angle accuracy- the tangent of one minute of angle (.000291) times the distance fired equals the size of the expected impact area. it is a common benchmark for hunting rifles. for these rifles it means a projectile fired 20 miles will impact in a circle 31' in diameter. not as precise as modern guided weapons but still useful.
the vulnerabliltiy and expense of the ship were more responsible for its obsolesence than the inaccuracy of its weapons.
hth
robert w.
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Originally posted by 2761377 View Postjust to clear up the 50 caliber confusion- the 16" rifles aboard the Iowa have barrels that are 50 times as long as the nominal diameter of the bore. 16" x 50 = 800" or 66.7'.
they are capable of minute-of-angle accuracy- the tangent of one minute of angle (.000291) times the distance fired equals the size of the expected impact area. it is a common benchmark for hunting rifles. for these rifles it means a projectile fired 20 miles will impact in a circle 31' in diameter. not as precise as modern guided weapons but still useful.
the vulnerabliltiy and expense of the ship were more responsible for its obsolesence than the inaccuracy of its weapons.
hth
robert w.
From 20 miles out, even if the shell will hit somewhere in the 31' area, that whole 31 feet is going to be effected pretty seriously anyway. Perhaps not as pinpoint as a so called smart weapon, but in the grand scheme of things, its likely just as accurate due to the damage it will cause when it lands in that spot, not to mention the fact that the next shell will land in about the same place. Oh yeah, its a lot cheaper to fire a 16" gun than it is to launch a missile. There was a reason her last mission was to go sit in the Persian Gulf to protect the Tankers and other shipping.
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