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العربية: مدفعية سفينة يو إس إس آيوا (بي بي-61) خلال أحد التدريبات بالقرب من جزيرة فيكويس . لاحظ تأثيرات الارتجاج على سطح الماء وبراميل البندقية مقاس 16 بوصة بدرجات متفاوتة من الارتداد.
Deutsch: Die USS Iowa feuert eine volle Breitseite ab – während einer Zielübung nahe der Insel Vieques , in Puerto Rico . Zu beachten sind besonders die Knall- oder Stoßwellen auf der Wasseroberfläche.
English: USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of her nine 16″/50 and six 5″/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island , Puerto Rico ( 21°N 65°W  /  21°N 65°W  / 21; -65 ). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.
Esperanto: USS Iowa (BB-61) pafas per plena tirbordo per naŭ 16″/50 kaj ses 5″/38 pafilegoj dum ekzerco en celpafado apud Vieques insulo Puerto Rico ( 21°N 65°W  /  21°N 65°W  / 21; -65 ). Rimarku efekton sur akvo kaj pafilegojn kiuj havas diversajn pafstatojn.
Français : L' USS Iowa (BB-61) tire une bordée complète de ses neuf canons de 16 pouces (406 mm) et six de 5 pouces (127 mm) durant un exercice naval près de l'île de Vieques . Notez l'effet de souffle sur l'eau, et les canons de 16 pouces à différents degrés de recul.
Date Taken on 1 July 1984
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https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/iowa-bb-61/DN-ST-85-05379.html
Author Phan J. Alan Elliott
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