Definitely.
Missouri vs Gustav
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Could the Battleship Missouri survive a direct hit from the Gustav gun? I know this is random.
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@abworsham4 I’m curious about this topic.
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Depends on where it is. Best conditions (clear sky, point blank range, against the weakest part of the Missouri) I say yes. Any unfavourable conditions won’t permit the Gustav to succeed.
Obviously the Missouri can knock out the Gustav before anything happens and unless the Gustav is very lucky, the Missouri won’t sink with one hit.
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@superbattleshipyamato That’s a 31.5 inch shell.
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I do love you, Worsham; you come up with the weirdest questions for us.
The shell had to land in the right place , like @SuperbattleshipYamato said. Just like the Bismarck’s did on the poor old Hood.
The Missouri has much better armour , of course, but a 31.5 inch shell is a monster.
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@witt My thoughts are a tall boy bomb of 12,000 lbs sunk the Tirpitz. How would a direct hit from a 31.5” 10000 pound shell effect the Missouri?
:grinning:
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@superbattleshipyamato The scenario would have to be somewhat like the Siege of Port Arthur in 1905, where the Japanese had the Russian fleet bottled up. The Japanese lobbed large siege artillery shell at the Imperial Russian Fleet until most units were knocked out.
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Any part of the Missouri that gets hit is going to get serious damage, as long as Gustav’s shell is not launched at less than half of the maximumcrange.
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