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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
Ok heres a question for you.
What was the longest recorded distance that a battleship engaged its enemy and scored a direct salvo hit among others to sink its enemy. Give the distance and the ships involved.  |
Depends on who you ask, which book you read. two choices
Scharnhorst hitting the HMS Glorious or HMS Warspite hitting Guilio Cesare
Both were around 26 thous yds there is a thought that Scharnhorst may have been further away for a salvo. (close to 30?)
toss a coin in my opinion.
Am I close?