Talk:203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount/@comment-26523834-20160218095711/@comment-25399466-20160511080613

In RL the point of the high muzzle speed of the italian guns was to achieve better penetration at medium distances, not to score super long shots. Infact, on the "Instruction manual for the use of Italian Artillery", the practical range for the start of the action of the 203mm guns was 22 km with good visibility and 20 km with medium visibility, with a "convenient range for the execution of the action" of 17-20 km. The long range was a bonus (and infact, in the final stages of the Battle of Punta Stilo the Trento was still firing at the Warsprite from 28 km, and if we consider the headstay it hit as part of the ship, probably scored the longest hit in naval history.