THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : 16-inch gun turret
Battleships such as the Wisconsin and Missouri have nine 16-inch guns mounted on three turrets. The guns can hit a target 23 miles away and are being used against Iraqi positions in Kuwait.
Five 110-lb. bags of gunpowder 2,700-lb. projectile 62-foot barrel
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