[DesertRhino]

So....the Iowa had 9 giant 16 inch antiaircraft guns on it’s flight deck? Got it.

[wastoute]

If you could hit an aircraft with one no question it would be destroyed.

[real saxophonist]

The Iowa wasn’t destroyed by Kamikazes, so obviously those 16 inch antiaircraft guns on the flight deck worked.

[doorgunner69]

So....the Iowa had 9 giant 16 inch antiaircraft guns on it’s flight deck? Got it.

Hey, this liberal urinalist was selected to be the military expert this day.

[jjotto]

heh heh

Many sources confuse the armaments for the Iowa.

[x1stcav]

Hell, I saw the discrepancies too and I wasn’t even in the Navy.

Still, I think they’re doing a service with these overnights.

[BenLurkin]

Used for launching flying submarines.

[PapaBear3625]

I just had to go look. Yes, the 16 inch guns DID have anti-aircraft capability. At the link is a table of ranges and altitudes for the guns.

A 16 inch shell bursting within a hundred yards of an aircraft would likely take it down.

[Cobra64]

Yeah, the author sounds like the same dopes who refer to bullets in clips. What a moron.

[Oztrich Boy]

I know. They meant patio deck (well, it’s got wood planking laid on it)