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The reason you never want to be on the receiving end of the Iowa's guns Only 1 class of ship could throw heavier shells than her, the Yamato class BB, the Iowa's Mk 8 "Super Heavy" (the larger of the two shells) was 2,700 pounds or 1,224.8kg, 182cm's long of APC (Armor Piercing Capped) death.. capable of penetrating anything on the ocean at the time (and anything since) and while 25% lighter than the Yamato's they had almost the same penetration power. The slightly smaller shell was the Mk-5 APC was still a bad thing to have raining down on you, with a slightly longer range due to the reduced weight but almost the same penetration power the Mk-5 APC weighed in at 1016.1kg or 2240 pound and 163cm..
Both shells included HE variations.
At Maximum charge 6 silk charge bags each containing 110 pounds of Propellant capable of sending the Mk 8 Super Heavy out to a range of 41,622yards.. Or 38.05 Km/20.55nm. The Muzzle Velocity of the 2,700pound AP shell was 2,500fps or 762m/s..
Each Barrel was independent capable of being trained separate to all others, and fired on its own, this gave the Iowa class the ability to quickly range, straddle and ultimately destroy its prey.
The last time the guns spoke in anger was Operation Desert Storm, they now sit silent but ever vigilant and ready watching over the grave of the U.S.S Arizona.

Description

The reason you never want to be on the receiving end of the Iowa's guns Only 1 class of ship could throw heavier shells than her, the Yamato class BB, the Iowa's Mk 8 "Super Heavy" (the larger of the two shells) was 2,700 pounds or 1,224.8kg, 182cm's long of APC (Armor Piercing Capped) death.. capable of penetrating anything on the ocean at the time (and anything since) and while 25% lighter than the Yamato's they had almost the same penetration power. The slightly smaller shell was the Mk-5 APC was still a bad thing to have raining down on you, with a slightly longer range due to the reduced weight but almost the same penetration power the Mk-5 APC weighed in at 1016.1kg or 2240 pound and 163cm..
Both shells included HE variations.
At Maximum charge 6 silk charge bags each containing 110 pounds of Propellant capable of sending the Mk 8 Super Heavy out to a range of 41,622yards.. Or 38.05 Km/20.55nm. The Muzzle Velocity of the 2,700pound AP shell was 2,500fps or 762m/s..
Each Barrel was independent capable of being trained separate to all others, and fired on its own, this gave the Iowa class the ability to quickly range, straddle and ultimately destroy its prey.
The last time the guns spoke in anger was Operation Desert Storm, they now sit silent but ever vigilant and ready watching over the grave of the U.S.S Arizona.