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Navy targets and gunnery drills reveal massive practice spend
April Atlantic fleet exercises off Chesapeake Bay showcased twenty battleships led by Connecticut with dreadnoughts Florida Utah North Dakota Delaware and Michigan. Spotters in tall lattice masts predict fall of shots while plotting room receivers adjust ranges. Torpedo drills and long range hits demonstrate modern fire control and ship endurance with shipboard crews training under tight secrecy.
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United States Navy
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Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay
Connecticut
Osterhaus
Florida
Utah
North Dakota
Delaware
Michigan
Fexas
Navy Department
San Marcos
Texas
Bureau of Information
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United States