[ARC5] 15-Gun Battleship Broadside
Mike Morrow
kk5f at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 2 23:20:31 EDT 2012
> Did any WW2 battleship from any nation even mount 15 big guns?
The USS New Jersey in her last configuration had:
9 16-inch/50 cal guns (3 per turret), trainable to port or starboard, plus
6 5-inch/38 cal guns (2 per turret) port side midships, plus
6 5-inch/38 cal guns (2 per turret) starboard side midships.
A 15 gun starboard broadside includes all 9 16-inch guns, plus all 6 starboard midships
5-inch guns.
A 15 gun port broadside includes all 9 16-inch guns, plus all 6 port midships
5-inch guns.
Mike / KK5F
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