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Old 02-21-2008, 18:06 PM   #108 (permalink)
Shipwreck
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Originally Posted by Dreadnought View Post
Jarret sprayed the side of Missouri with approximately 400-600 rounds very quickly.
USS Jarrett fired an estimated 4-5 rounds.

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Being heavily armored Mo absorbed it with a few crew members injured.
One 20mm projectile apparently penetrated all the way through various medium steel bulkheads (none of these being ARMOR) and fell into the ocean. The others dented the weather bulkhead (which is NOT armor) without penetrating.

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Had Missouri opened fire(with 2 CIWS instead of Jarrets 1) the very same might not be said for any of Jarret's crew who were in the open.
NONSENSE. See above.
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