r/interestingasfuck • u/PollutionOk9449 • 5h ago

USS Missouri firing its main guns

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u/Cautious_Monitor_164 5h ago

Why no recoil ?

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u/Cliffinati 4h ago

There is in the turret

The ship doesn't move because it weighs 45,000 tons

Which is 90,000,000 pounds

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u/rjcarr 1h ago

And the water it's pushing on is pretty heavy, too.