And they were wrong to keep them around.

Ummm, the big guns on the Iowa class battleships were manned by the Navy. Marines help man the secondary armament. To be specific, one of the 5 inch guns.

It appears that, as a Marine, I have a better idea of how these ships opperated (in both manpower and tactics) than you. So, please, keep your condecending bullshit to yourself.

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