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andylegate · 10-16-07, 01:43 PM

Sorry! Just HAD to post this pic, one of my favorites!

This is a pic of the USS Iowa, BB-61 in 1984. She's shooting all 9 16 inch barrels!
Please note the depression of the ocean from the shock wave! The aft one is bigger because the aft guns fired a fraction of a second before the forward mounts, so the wave had expanded more at the time of the pic

Here is another view. Please note how much the ship is literally shoved to port from the guns shooting. You can see that movement in the water:

10-16-07, 01:43 PM	#1
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	BOOM! Sorry! Just HAD to post this pic, one of my favorites! This is a pic of the USS Iowa, BB-61 in 1984. She's shooting all 9 16 inch barrels! Please note the depression of the ocean from the shock wave! The aft one is bigger because the aft guns fired a fraction of a second before the forward mounts, so the wave had expanded more at the time of the pic Here is another view. Please note how much the ship is literally shoved to port from the guns shooting. You can see that movement in the water: __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/