Cirux321 (July 25, 2008 at 12:08 pm)

You do realize that max range had little bearing in ship to ship combat dont you? Any ship to ship engagement at that time was between 15,000-30,000 yards (basically 1/2 to 3/4 their max range). The longest recorded hit from a ship was HMS Warspite at barely over 25,000yards. Yamatos targeting system relied purely on Optical rangefinders (had to be in visual range). Iowas used both Optical and Radar fire control systems. Scout planes were used to direct gunfire for shore bombardments and recon.

ERWI65 (July 23, 2008 at 6:43 am)

twini84- Valor. As in the USS Wisconsin protected the country from an aggressive enemy.

twini84 (July 23, 2008 at 3:52 am)

what heroic things did it do to carry out career with "valor"?shore bombardment?

bassbone1785 (July 21, 2008 at 2:26 am)

But realize that the iowa class guns had a range of over 28 miles. And all of the scout planes were on the iowa class as well, Ive been to the wisconson, Iowa, and missouri. The funny thing was that the scout planes saw a jeep waving a white flag to it in submission before even a shot was fired.

ERWI65 (July 9, 2008 at 6:19 am)

What a beautiful yet powerful ship.Go USS Wisconsin!

ERWI65 (July 9, 2008 at 6:17 am)

But it's still at the bottom of the ocean meanwhile the USS Wisconsin carried out her noble career with valor and honor.

orcaown (June 29, 2008 at 3:47 am)

the iowas had to have scout planes...they were both gud ships, both very powerful guns, but with long range, but the japinese did have bigger guns, but guns do not win wars alone, you need a crew that knows how to work the guns well, part of the reason bismark was good. and it might mean somthing that the iowas are all still afloat...in 1 piece...

jarkoer (June 28, 2008 at 1:39 am)

I was onboard the Wiskey Punch down in the print shop for the Gulf War, and I helped decommission her. Nice to see some old familiar faces. But boy, that Bos'n Marshall was a no-nonsense cuss.

lorenzomus (June 25, 2008 at 12:36 pm)

Lol, are you nuts? each turret had 3 guns, and they were each 18.1". Their max range was 25miles. The yammy had the highest range of all ships, they even needed a scout plane to coordinate their attack, cause they couln't see their target cause of the vurve of the earth. so HA to you.

bassbone1785 (June 4, 2008 at 6:06 pm)

but each turret had only 2 guns, and their range was about 5 miles less than the 16's so that makes them less of a plus; so ha to you too