To: snippy_about_it; aomagrat
Roughly 35,000 yards for the 14" guns.
The 16" Dahlgrens on the Iowa class were good out to 45,000 yards.
IIRC from a certain book I have, and without consulting it yet..
17 posted on
11/28/2003 6:35:28 AM PST by
Darksheare
(Even as we speak, my 100,000 killer wombat army marches forth)
To: Darksheare
Thank you Darksheare. That's a lot farther than I thought!
18 posted on
11/28/2003 6:36:35 AM PST by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Darksheare
There were experiments in the 60's and 70's using Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAP) that extended the 16" up to 40 miles.
25 posted on
11/28/2003 7:10:19 AM PST by
U S Army EOD
(When the EOD technician screws up, he is always the first to notice.)
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