[ARC5] ARB Modifications

[Geoff]

The Iowa and one of the Missouri lighting off all 15 are among my 
screensavers.

All Iowa class BB's had that configuration.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
Cc: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] ARB Modifications


> On 2 Nov 2012 at 19:23, Mike Everette wrote:
>
>> Did any WW2 battleship from any nation even mount 15 big guns?
>>
>> I don't think any of the US ship carried more than 3 to a turret, and
>> did any (maybe the Iowa class?) have more than 3 turrets?
>
> No, but it isn't only the big rifles that are fired during a broadside: 
> you also
> have to include the 5" rifles. There are 6 on each side.
>
> 9 big rifles plus 6 ea 5" rifles equals 15 guns to a broadside.
>
> There is a photo of the Iowa firing a broadside, taken from directly over 
> her.
> You can see the puffs of smoke from the 5" rifles.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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