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Old 02-09-10, 03:06 PM   #2
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I don't know how to adjust those files, but you're right: every battleship had a Gun Director mounted at least 100 feet above the water, with a rangefinder at least 40 feet across. They could spot a ship at about 25,000 yards.

Hood and Bismarck opened fire at 21,000 yards, and that was in overcast weather. Yamato has to be at least that good.
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