Iowa class battleship firing its big 16 inch guns

GENE SLOVERS US NAVY PAGES Iowa Class Battleship Firing 16" Guns
The tremendous power of the 16" guns is shown here. Like throwing a volkswagen 20 miles. The projectiles can attain a height of over 33,000 feet, so it is important to monitor aircraft in the area when firing. 1 1/2 minute video My Battleship Page All Pages on Battleships from the search page More pages on USS Missouri USS Iowa USS New Jersey More pages on USS Wisconsin USS North Carolina USS Texas More pages on USS Pennsylvania USS California USS Arizona

GENE SLOVERS
US NAVY PAGES

Iowa Class Battleship

Firing 16" Guns

The tremendous power of the 16" guns is shown here. Like throwing a volkswagen 20 miles. The projectiles can attain a height of over 33,000 feet, so it is important to monitor aircraft in the area when firing.

1 1/2 minute video

My Battleship Page

All Pages on Battleships from the search page

More pages on USS Missouri USS Iowa USS New Jersey

More pages on USS Wisconsin USS North Carolina USS Texas

More pages on USS Pennsylvania USS California USS Arizona