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The Iowas had heavily protected main battery turrets, with 19.5-inch (495 mm) Class B and STS face, 9.5-inch (241 mm) Class A sides, 12-inch (305 mm) Class A rear, and 7.25-inch (184 mm) Class B roof. The turret barbettes' armor is Class A with 17.3 inches (439 mm) abeam and 11.6 inches (295 mm) facing the centerline, extending down to the main ...
Yard workers hoist one of nine 16"/50 Mark VII gun barrels aboard the USS Iowa during her construction in 1942. The 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns of the forward turret of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fire at enemy targets ashore on the Korean Peninsula on 30 January 1952 during the Korean War.
Important Dates in Racing Champions/Ertl Company History [2] 1945 - The Ertl Company is founded by Fred Ertl Sr., in Dubuque, Iowa; 1959 - The company moves to larger facilities in Dyersville, Iowa; 1967 - Ertl is acquired by Victor Comptometer Corporation; 1971 - Ertl acquires Carter Tru-Scale; 1973 - Ertl begins manufacturing plastic model kits
Kurt Becker KG – small German manufacturer from Berlin which built a 1:43 diecast model of the Auto Union Type A racing car in 1947/48. Kyosho – Japanese diecast and RC manufacturer. J La Mini Miniera – French race cars. Laguna Beach Creations - 1:43 white metal; Lanard Toys – Mostly cord action plastic toy cars and trucks, many very ...
The first Iowa-class ship was laid down in June 1940; in their World War II configuration, each of the Iowa-class battleships had a main battery of 16-inch (406 mm) guns that could hit targets nearly 20 statute miles (32 km) away with a variety of artillery shells designed for anti-ship or bombardment work. The secondary battery of 5-inch (127 ...
A 1926 merger with E.L. Cord, who was manufacturing Auburn automobiles, led to Fred Duesenberg designing the Model J in 1929, a car so luxurious (and expensive for the time, with a price of ...