Armament of the Iowa-class battleship
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Armament of the Iowa-class battleship
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The Iowa-class battleships are the most heavily armed warships the United States Navy has ever put to sea, due to the continual development of their onboard weaponry. The first Iowa-class ship was laid down in June 1940; in their World War II configuration, each of the Iowa-class battleships had a main battery of 16-inch (406 mm) guns that could hit targets nearly 20 statute miles (32 km) away with a variety of artillery shells designed for anti-ship or bombardment work. The secondary battery of
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Armament of WWII battleship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship
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2024-03-22T16:42:49Z
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