[The Real Deal]

The shell fired by the 16" guns on the New Jersey (I was told) weighted 1600 lbs. and could hit a target the size of a VW Beetle 22 miles away. At night you could see the muzzle flash 6-7 miles away. A three gun salvo to the port or starboard move the ships bow over about 12-16 inches. The most I ever saw them fire though was 2 barrels at a time. The black smoke and fire that comes out looks just awesome.

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The most I ever saw them fire though was 2 barrels at a time.

Get a load of this!

The USS New Jersey fires her big guns in the Atlantic Ocean in 1968 (This is a rare color photograph of all nine big guns going off at the same instant. After the 1980s refits, the big guns fired three at a time at one-second intervals)

[PsyOp]

and could hit a target the size of a VW Beetle 22

Actually, the legend is that the shell weighs as much as a VW beetle. It was not quite accurate enough to hit one, but with a shell like that, close is good enough. You could probably drive half a dozen beetles into the shell crater.