They like to assume they would be accurate at that range. The known facts are these: the longest range hit anybody ever made with naval guns at sea was about 26,000 yards, or 13 nautical miles. Hood vs Bismarck and Rodney and King George V vs Bismarck were both opened at 21,000 yards, or 10.5 miles, and they got closer before hits were scored.
Could Iowa have hit Yamato at her 43,000-yard (21.5 mile) maximum range? Yes, anybody can get lucky. Would they have if they had engaged? Probably not consistently enough to be called "very accurate".
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