Han (The Preble) shot first.

  • Madison420@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    All of Trinidad’s throw weight is less than a single 16".

    Trinidad Total throw. 1510lbs.

    Missouri single barrel single shot weight. HE 1900lbs AP 2700lbs.

    Total throw weight. HE 17,100lbs AP 24,300lbs and that’s ignoring all secondaries and AA and later added missiles. Missouri could throw the total weight all of Trinidads cannons themselves in a single broadside. Oh and that’s throwing it 24mi…

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      13 hours ago

      I get it, though your calculations are a bit off, the Trinidad’s total throw comes off as a bit more, around 1150 kg, not 684 kg as you suggested.

      That said, I was going by spectacular explosions, or amount of boom. If it’s about how much shit you can throw at an enemy, the recently sunk Moskva could launch 76000 kg of explosives and steel at you in a single volley (if operated by someone not as completely inept as the Russian Navy). In fact, rocket artillery is so OP from this perspective that a single old Katyusha could throw more than 500 kg at you, so the Missouri is worth around 1.2 shitty technical trucks with MLRS batteries strapped to them per cannon.