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re: Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found
Posted on 2/8/19 at 1:07 pm to Amadeo
Posted on 2/8/19 at 1:07 pm to Amadeo
After the war they tested the armor of Yamato's never-finished sister ship against the Iowa's 16 inch guns. The Iowa's AP ammo had nearly as much penetrating power as Yamato's's 18 inch shells and it could fire 3 salvo's per minute vs Yamato's two. The Iowa class was also faster and could fire accurately while maneuvering at full speed, which the Yamato couldn't do.
Of course both were already obsolete when they were built.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 1:59 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:13 pm to Jim Rockford
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Of course both were already obsolete when they were built.
Why would the Iowa have been obsolete?
Unless you are claiming every surface ship was obsolete in 1942?
The fact is the Iowa was finally decommissioned in 1990.
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