[Ansteorra] Current History

[Cisco CIvidanes]

Iowa was a 16" gun set, Ive seen her sister ship the Missouri. Ymato 
(SP?) and the Bismark were both rated for 18", though if your talking 
about weight of shell as it traveled down the barrel, I believe that the 
German Bismark.

off the top of my Head I don't recall the ISA or the Alaska, but I think 
that the largest functional shipboard Guns ever fielded at any time in 
the history if Naval warfare was the 18" gun, so I would argue that the 
Ymato (SP?) and the Bismark share the title, though as I mentioned 
before, I believe that the Bismark's shells were slightly longer and 
therefor had more weight to them.

Truth be told, I do not believe that this was ever a ship commissioned 
that could simply shrug off a direct broadside from the main guns of 
either of these two dreadnoughts. Only the largest and heaviest warships 
ever built had a reasonable chance of even surviving a broadside from 
them, never mind mustering a return fire. So while I appreciate the 
academic considerations of the question, I would respectfully add that 
anything 16" or over qualifies as just plane unstoppable. If it hits, 
your wishing it hadn't real fast.

Lord Ivo Blackhawk



Bob Dewart wrote:
> Speaking of battlewagons, who had the biggest guns: Bismark, Arizona, Imato 
> (SP?), ISE, Iowa, Alaska?
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> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:20 PM
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>> I can name the Battlewagons in port that Sunday.> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 
>> 09:25:36 -0600> From: engtrktwo at gmail.com> To: 
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>> I know this one, I think I can even list from memory the main flattops > 
>> that lead the attack .> > Ivo Blackhawk> > Owen Van Meter wrote:> > Does 
>> everyone remimber what today is in history?> >> > Hint: 1941> > 
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