If Iowa shelled the Pentagon

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December 03, 2016, 09:17:12 AM
Results of USS Iowa firing at a target the size of the Pentagon's E Ring.
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December 03, 2016, 09:26:46 AM
Quote from: besilarius on December 03, 2016, 09:17:12 AM
Results of USS Iowa firing at a target the size of the Pentagon's E Ring.

Didn't something like that happen in a Clive Cussler novel?
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besilarius

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December 03, 2016, 10:55:45 AM
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-006.htm

For comparison, the longest ship-to-ship hit was at 26,000 yards by Scharnhorst or Warspite.  Gunfire Support against land targets is easier, since the target is generally not moving.  And Warspite had no Fire Control radar.  Possibly Scharnhorst did at that time, not certain.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.
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