Fascinating. I loved reading that.
I always wondered why those 5 inch turrets were firing at aircraft. I think my model had 40 Bofors mounts and thought the 5 inchers were too big a shell for planes. I've never heard/read any descriptions so detailed. I knew about the winglets on the main turrets. In Connecticut, the Massachusetts is fairly close by and I've been inside of both types of those turrets. I'm sure the Iowa's were much more spectacular than the SD's.
This is great stuff. Thanks....
Jerry