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Biskmark: 15 inch guns - Effective range = 38,880 yards = 20.9 miles

Iowa Class: 16 inch guns - Effective range = 42,345 yards = 22.8 miles

The Iowa class, by a mile. Make that almost TWO miles. {;^)

9 posted on 07/29/2016 7:52:07 AM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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Their real effective range was restricted to the range of their radar. The Iowa had superior radar that allowed them to see farther than the Bismark and also gave them feedback as to where their rounds were landing.


34 posted on 07/29/2016 8:13:33 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
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