>> >> Big guns were already being replaced by missiles of various sorts.
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>> Those big guns were fascinating to a nipper though.
Indeed - some fascinating facts:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship
They fired projectiles weighing from 1,900 to 2,700 pounds (860 to 1,220 kg) at a muzzle velocity of 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s)(1834.1 mph) to a maximum range of 42,345 yards (38,720 m) (24.06 mi) using an armor-piercing shell.
EDIT: although I realise AC's dad's shells might not have ended up on that ship
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