Interesting, I think the Yamato had bigger guns, but don't know how they

compared in gun accuracy, range, rate of fire, and speed. Were the Iowa class designed mainly to keep up with the carriers, as opposed to going toe to toe with other battleships?

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Posted: 05/23/2020 at 5:08PM

Battleship new jersey commissioned 77 years ago today -- ColoVT82 05/23/2020 3:21PM

Toured her summer before last... Quite impressive -- Vienna_Hokie 05/23/2020 6:48PM

Iowa class v Yamato is the tyson v ali "what if" -- HokieDan95 05/23/2020 4:06PM

Yamato had bigger guns and more armor..but the Iowas would win. -- Naelbis 05/24/2020 1:54PM

Interesting, I think the Yamato had bigger guns, but don't know how they -- Hokie360 05/23/2020 5:08PM

...suns out guns out ** -- chumley 05/23/2020 6:50PM

Yes the Yamato had the 18 inch, the biggest gun ever mounted on a ship but -- HokieDan95 05/23/2020 5:41PM

Yamato had 18.1" guns which could throw a heavier shell a few miles further -- Tuckahokie 05/23/2020 5:02PM

The American 16 inch shell was almost as powerful as the Japanese 18 -- HokieDan95 05/23/2020 5:17PM

My Dad was on an escort Carrier (U.S.S. Long Island) who was part of a -- Tuckahokie 05/23/2020 6:20PM

Must have been a popular ship for all those lonely sailors ** -- HokieDan95 05/23/2020 7:13PM

18" gun vs 16" at 10 miles....open fire! ** -- ColoVT82 05/23/2020 5:01PM

Here's a pic -- PhotoHokieNC 05/23/2020 3:29PM

Okay -- YardBird 05/23/2020 5:49PM

Twss ** -- GreenvilleVT 05/23/2020 6:43PM

Re: Here's a pic -- ColoVT82 05/23/2020 3:59PM

The boards blip at times, leaving me with that old format. -- TomTurkey 05/23/2020 4:57PM

Go to Brinkley's -- PhotoHokieNC 05/23/2020 4:02PM

And many more - (link) -- PhotoHokieNC 05/23/2020 3:31PM

Interesting, I think the Yamato had bigger guns, but don't know how they

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