2,000 lb projectile 30 miles, wow. thats gotta make an impression.
thanks for the info
When my ship was in the yards in '82, one of the welders told me a story about the New Jersey in Vietnam. I've posted this before, but what the heck.
His unit was pinned down due to a mass of fire coming from a treeline. They radioed in for artillery, asking for 8-10 rounds of high explosive. They were asked if they wanted Naval Gunfire Support. They responded "I don't care what it is, I need 8-10 rounds, I need high explosive, and I need it RIGHT NOW!"
The call came back "three rounds inbound". He said that shortly afterwards it seemed like "the whole world exploded". Everybody in the unit was bounced off the ground from the impact and explosion. Over one hundred yards of treeline was completely gone. There was no more fire coming from the now non-existent treeline.
They radioed back "what the hell was that?" and the radio operator said "we've got the Jersey sitting off shore". They shouted back "WELL DON'T SEND ANY MORE!"
The radio operator called back "get your heads down, you've got three more inbound".