Sunday, August 23, 2009

Boom

I found this pic a long time ago an Iowa-class Battleship firing its main 16" guns. Look at the shockwave in the ocean and then imagine this thing hurling something the heavier than a Volkswagen Beetle through your house from 20 miles away.




The 16 inch, Mark 7 Naval Gun
In service 1943–1992
Used by United States
Wars World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Production history
Designed 1939
Specifications
Weight 267,904 lb (121,519 kg)
Length 816 in (20.73 m)
Barrel length 800 in/20.3 m (50 calibers)

Shell AP Mark 8: 2,700 lb. (1,225 kg)
HC Mark 13: 1,900 lb. (862 kg)
Nuclear Mark 23: 1,900 lb. (862 kg)
Caliber 16 in (406 mm)
Muzzle velocity AP: 2,500 ft/s (762 m/s)
HC & Nuclear: 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s)
Maximum range 41,622 yds (38 km)

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