tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post2559469062835859259..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: USS Iowa firing its main batteryambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-56448842274131242822011-08-12T13:45:31.860-06:002011-08-12T13:45:31.860-06:00Heh now! I ain't too much a landlubber to kno...Heh now! I ain't too much a landlubber to know what 16 inch/50 caliber means (without googling).Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-38677808306783108942011-08-09T19:20:12.037-06:002011-08-09T19:20:12.037-06:00Dammit Knuck, ya landlubbing trouble maker, we don...Dammit Knuck, ya landlubbing trouble maker, we don't need to get confused by the facts while we're spinning a sea story. :/ambisinistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-4614562925854827022011-08-09T13:02:36.266-06:002011-08-09T13:02:36.266-06:00Here is a link to an article that claims there is ...Here is a link to an article that claims there is no lateral movement from firing a broadside of all guns:<br /><br />http://www.supertightstuff.com/03/19/pictures/picture-of-the-day-pictures/potd-battleship-broadside/<br /><br />That article links to a "further information" piece that I cannot get to at the moment.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-79360814571392697612011-08-08T20:59:31.744-06:002011-08-08T20:59:31.744-06:00I think I read somewhere that it was like 3 feet l...I think I read somewhere that it was like 3 feet laterally.KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.com