29 [GOFU] VonLippe Beta Testers 110 posts 10,661 battles Report post #1 Posted September 11, 2017 One US Battleship was lost to an enemy battleship's main-gun shells in WW2. Can you name both the US and enemy Battleships? Spoiler USS Arizona was sunk by IJN Nagato's 16" shells. The Japanese navy had no heavy armor-piercing bombs, so for the Pearl Harbor attack, they fitted Nagato's AP shells with guidance fins and used them as bombs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
157 [VVV] AtlanticRim Members 391 posts 2,400 battles Report post #2 Posted September 11, 2017 If this is true, this is super cool. Thanks for sharing! That's an upvote to you. If I may ask, from what sources did you find this information? Would like to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
382 Edselman Members 1,677 posts 3,060 battles Report post #3 Posted September 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, AtlanticRim said: If this is true, this is super cool. Thanks for sharing! That's an upvote to you. If I may ask, from what sources did you find this information? Would like to know. It Is true, actually kind of common knowledge for serious WWII buffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
157 [VVV] AtlanticRim Members 391 posts 2,400 battles Report post #4 Posted September 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, Edselman said: It Is true, actually kind of common knowledge for serious WWII buffs Super cool. Thanks for the reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
22 Kittens_On_Board Beta Testers 62 posts 9,330 battles Report post #5 Posted September 11, 2017 23 minutes ago, AtlanticRim said: If this is true, this is super cool. Thanks for sharing! That's an upvote to you. If I may ask, from what sources did you find this information? Would like to know. Here is some more information about bombs used in the war you might find interesting. http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/B/o/Bombs.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
29 [GOFU] VonLippe Beta Testers 110 posts 10,661 battles Report post #6 Posted September 13, 2017 Everyone's seen the videos of battleships firing full broadsides and moving sideways through the water as a result of the tremendous recoil. But is that really what happens? Spoiler False. The "wake effect" seen is from the impact of the muzzle blasts hitting the water. In reality, even a nine-gun broadside from an Iowa wasn't sufficient to push a 50kton ship sideways more than a fraction of an inch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites