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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 923169" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>It looks like a 16" Projectile from a US battle ship gun. The projectiles weighed HE 1900 lbs and after WWII they had a Nuclear shell that was 1900 lbs and a 660 lbs of powder would send it 2690 fps. The AP projectile was 2700 lbs and the 660 lbs powder would send it 2500 fps with a range of 24 miles. I am told that they could put their shots in a tennis court at that range. Now that is REAL LONG RANGE ACCURACY.</p><p></p><p>I had a cousin that was in the Korean war and he told me that he called in fire once from a battle ship on a ridge line full of Chinese. After three broad sides of HE shells from the battle ship the ridge line had disappeared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 923169, member: 10178"] It looks like a 16" Projectile from a US battle ship gun. The projectiles weighed HE 1900 lbs and after WWII they had a Nuclear shell that was 1900 lbs and a 660 lbs of powder would send it 2690 fps. The AP projectile was 2700 lbs and the 660 lbs powder would send it 2500 fps with a range of 24 miles. I am told that they could put their shots in a tennis court at that range. Now that is REAL LONG RANGE ACCURACY. I had a cousin that was in the Korean war and he told me that he called in fire once from a battle ship on a ridge line full of Chinese. After three broad sides of HE shells from the battle ship the ridge line had disappeared. [/QUOTE]
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