These powerful cannons on the USS Wisconsin were the last guns fired from a US battleship in war
Iowa-Class battleships served from World War II until the Gulf War and were equipped with nine 16" guns.
We saw these massive guns on the USS Wisconsin.
Even without firing, they look pretty powerful.
The guns fired 1,900 and 2,700 pound projectiles at a rate of 2,500 feet per second and up to 24 miles away. The record, Way said, was 26.2 miles.
Here's two of the 2,700 pound projectiles mounted on the Wisconsin.
The guns were so powerful, Way said, that they recoiled four feet when fired, and the blast pressure would push the water out, creating the illusion that the ship was moving sideways.
Not to mention the huge fireball that shot out when they were fired.
Kaboom!
Watch them in action in the short video below.
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