Naval gun rifling cutting bit

[Caballoflaco]

Agreed. As I understand it, the Japanese commander was convinced that the smaller ships wouldn't be attacking unless they were expecting imminent support from heavier units, and that factored heavily in his decision to withdraw. I need to go back and re-read "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" again.

That and they originally misidentified the American ships as Cruisers and Destroyers and started the engagement shooting AP shells, which passed through the American ships without exploding. When they finally switched to HE shells is when American ships started sinking.

For folks passing through the Northern Gulf of Mexico the USS Alabama and Drum are worth a visit.

[Coyotesfan97]

USS Iowa

[tadawson]

Gotta wonder if that lateral move was ever used to avoid torpedos, etc . . . Odd use, I know, but gotta use all the tools in the toolbox to prevail!

- Tim

[awp_101]

USS Massachusetts firing a full main battery salvo at Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 9 Aug 1945


USS South Dakota and Alabama on their way to the Marshall Islands to shell Roi and Namur islands, 1 Feb 1944

[TiroFijo]

Think about this:

If an Iowa class battleship fired a full broadside it would move the 58,000+ ton ship laterally 100 yards.

No...

http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/t...ll%20structure.