Talk:16inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.7/@comment-27786739-20160417133608

The range estimation of these gunfire control systems provided a significant accuracy advantage over earlier ships with optical rangefinders; this was demonstrated off Truk Atoll on 16 February 1944 when Iowa engaged the Japanese destroyer Nowaki at a range of 35,700 yards (32.6 km) and straddled her, setting the record for the longest-ranged straddle in history   <==that must have been an unpleasant suprise for Nowaki...