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Old 10-21-08, 11:26 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Kipparikalle
Aiming & loading triple 300mm turret takes time
according to the USS Texas tour guide.... 14 inch gun reload time is about 45 seconds with a good gun crew.

At D-Day the Texas averaged a volley about every 60 seconds over the course of the bombardment.

so relatively speaking... those big guns load faster than you would think
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