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.....to fire a 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 shell weighing 2,700 lb (1,225 kg),

...one or two of those, taken with a glass of water at Bed-time, would be a "sure-fire" cure for Constipation!... ... .... ...!

Paul... ... ... ... ...!

Quite impressive but I've seen bigger in the window of Anne Summers shops

I would not want to be standing near that thing when it goes off.

I would not want to be standing near that thing when it goes off.

As Andrew said,

Big boom boom....

Check out the effect on the water below the number one turrent as all three fire at once......

is the water really vaporizing...?!

is the water really vaporizing...?!

Here's a full broadside from the USS Iowa BB61.


Again, compression butchers a great picture. It was 2354 X 3000 and had to be compressed to 700 X 892......sorry

in Hawaii i saw the Missouri

big guns i must say

in Hawaii i saw the Missouri

big guns i must say

 I re-enlisted on the deck of the Missouri, like you said, those are big guns  8-)

Iowa firing broadside viewed from almost straight above:

That's just incredible.....!

And to think they did this for hours on end, delivering tons upon tons of lead to the Pacific Islands before the Marines would land in the landing boats.  What a War!!!