Now, although the above considerations will lead to the elimination from the main batteries of future battleships of mixed batteries of 6-inch, 7-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch guns, such as are ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.

Montana-Class Battleships: Could the U.S. Have Used These ... With twelve instead of nine 16-inch main guns (the plans for the 18-inch guns were dropped) and twenty 5-inch guns, the proposed ...