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  2. Armament of the Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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    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 5-inch (127 ...

  3. Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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    An increase in draft, vast additions to the armor, [N 3] and the substitution of twelve 6-inch (152 mm) guns in the secondary battery were common among the three designs. "A" was the largest, at 59,060 long tons (60,010 t) standard, and was the only one to still carry the twelve 16-inch guns in four triple turrets (3-gun turrets according to US ...

  4. United States battleship retirement debate - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa-class battleships were maintained and used because their 16" Mark 7 guns were considered more effective than the smaller 5" Mark 45 guns found on modern frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. Each battleship had a main battery of nine 16" guns and a secondary battery of twenty 5" guns, while the smaller modern ships have a single 5" gun.

  5. USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia

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    Its maximum thickness ranges from 13 to 13.5 in (330 to 343 mm) at the top and the plates taper to 5 inches at the bottom. Unlike the Iowa and New Jersey, the armor plates in the forward transverse bulkhead in Missouri and Wisconsin have a maximum thickness of 14.5 in (368 mm) at the top that tapers to 11.7 in (297 mm). The aft bulkhead is a ...

  6. Secondary armament - Wikipedia

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    Secondary guns were "quick firers" and could fire 5 to 10 rounds per minute. It was that attribute, rather than their destructive power or accuracy, that provided the military value. Secondary guns were almost universally carried in "casemates", or a long armoured wall through which the battery of guns projected.

  7. Google pulls McDonald's negative reviews over arrest in ...

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    By Kanishka Singh. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google on Monday removed derogatory reviews about McDonald's after the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson was arrested at its ...

  8. Iowa libraries are being forced to stop Adventure Passes, but ...

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    The Des Moines Public Library and 78 other libraries across the state will discontinue the Iowa Adventure Pass. But it could be back by spring break. Iowa libraries are being forced to stop ...

  9. When's the last time Iowa went blue? The most recent ... - AOL

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    A new Iowa Poll shows Kamala Harris in the lead in Iowa, a ruby red state. When was the last time Iowa election results had victories for Democrats?