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Reach out and touch them (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Exusia to c/memes

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 10 months ago (2 children)

On D day the USS Texas couldn't physically elevate the guns any higher in their mounts to lob the shells at German positions as they retreated further from the ocean. So they intentionally took on water on one side of the ship, elevating the other side, and enabling the guns to shoot further.

[–] Exusia 68 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

*due to being so old she lacked the elevation and range of the other ships also participating.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's amazing

[–] Exusia 14 points 10 months ago

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