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RE: BB South Dakota Damage - 3/28/2007 3:51:40 AM

Tiornu

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Kirishima was carrying Type 3 IS, Type 0 HE, and Type 91 AP. She fired some of each. As her later salvoes were AP, I might guess she fired the other types only while they were in the hoists. In other words, she switched to AP as soon as she could.

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RE: BB South Dakota Damage - 3/28/2007 3:55:50 AM

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Okay.....the infamous 14" shell hit will still be a mystery I guess

but I still think that a 14" AP shell would have taken out more than 1.5" chunk of armor from the turret barbette IMO.....

But what makes this unique is this one hit, was the only large caliber Japanese BB shell to hit an Allied Battleship in all of the Pacific War.....

(the Pearl Harbor Kate delivered 16" shells don't count)

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RE: BB South Dakota Damage - 3/28/2007 8:00:20 AM

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Boise's 5in belt and 6.5in faceplate both defeated short-range 8in hits with little more than scratches. This makes it easy for me to imagine a 14in shell's defeat by a super-caliber plate.

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RE: BB South Dakota Damage - 3/28/2007 8:45:04 AM

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Correct....by all means......

but the 14" shell did not penatrate the 17" armor on the barbette of the SD....1.5 inch gouge in the 17inch. plating was destroyed....hence an HE Shell hit this fine BB......but we are talking about one 14 inch shell (the only large caliber shell to hit any allied BB in th entire pacific war)....so I stick to my guns on the type of shell to hit the SD......

and I am being a sob on this......

I enjoy the topic

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