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Originally Posted by tredadda
Always heard that the guns on a battleship are so powerful they actually knock the ship back. Never seen one fire it’s guns, so not sure.
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There's a video somewhere showing either the Missouri or the Iowa firing all of her 16-inchers at the same time abeam, and you can see the wake of the ship bent behind her as the recoil shoved the ship sideways in the water.