Bit of a mismatch

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Battleships are a really fascinating piece of naval history. In reality, they’re not very practical and the sheer logistics required to lob a 1 ton shell at a target up to 20 miles away, with any reasonable degree of accuracy, is substantial.

But they look intimidating. And, if you’re the intended target and you should find yourself in between two near misses, it’s not luck. It’s just the guys in the plotting room getting everything dialed in for the home run.

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Explanation From Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)#Korean_War_(1950%E2%80%931952)

Wisconsin arrived off Songjin, Korea, on 15 March and concentrated her gunfire on enemy railway transport. Early that morning, she destroyed a communist troop train trapped outside a destroyed tunnel. That afternoon, she received the first direct hit in her history, when one of four shells from a North Korean 155 mm[15] gun battery struck the shield of a starboard 40 mm mount. Although little material damage resulted, three men were injured.[15][17] Wisconsin subsequently destroyed that battery with a full 16-inch (406 mm) salvo before continuing her mission, famously prompting destroyer Buck to mockingly chastise Wisconsin by signaling “Temper, temper…"[15][17][33]

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Explanation From Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)#Korean_War_(1950%E2%80%931952)

Wisconsin arrived off Songjin, Korea, on 15 March and concentrated her gunfire on enemy railway transport. Early that morning, she destroyed a communist troop train trapped outside a destroyed tunnel. That afternoon, she received the first direct hit in her history, when one of four shells from a North Korean 155 mm[15] gun battery struck the shield of a starboard 40 mm mount. Although little material damage resulted, three men were injured.[15][17] Wisconsin subsequently destroyed that battery with a full 16-inch (406 mm) salvo before continuing her mission, famously prompting destroyer Buck to mockingly chastise Wisconsin by signaling “Temper, temper…"[15][17][33]

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It’s funny, but I feel like the tank would lose the tennis match if only on a technicality. Like, even if it can turn fast enough, its racket is at a set minimum height.

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The barrel moves up and down.

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Does it reach the ground?

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If you bomb ground to make hole.

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