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Old 03-09-15, 10:42 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by nsomnia View Post
I think the vets over emphasize when they say the 16 inchers firing broadsize would rock the ship 3 feet. Maybe not.
Much debate about that over the years. I can believe that the upperworks rocked/rolled that far laterally, but as for moving through the water? Here's a good study of the physics involved.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm
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