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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I just noticed: both pictures say the ship in question is firing a 15-gun broadside. With only nine guns?!
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Read the article! :p
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Now, look very closely at Iowa in the top photograph. Note the small "puff balls" of smoke in the center of the photograph. These are from the six starboard 5"/38 secondary guns. In other words, Iowa and Missouri are firing all guns that can bear on the broadside - nine 16-inch guns and six 5-inch guns or 15-guns total.
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On another note, I've been told that when firing full broadsides, the Iowas would stagger the shots by a split second to avoid any unpleasant vibration damage that happens when firing all guns at the exact same time.