There was always something I loved about the Iowa's being in service when Reagan was president. One of their greatest advantages in modern warfare, is that there wasn't much short of a nuke to take one out, considering what they were designed to take originally.

The beauty of a 16" shell, is that you can't shoot it down, spoof it, jam it, or hold it as a POW. You can only hope you are entirely somewhere else when it lands.

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