萨沃岛海战美国战列舰表现
华盛顿号
华盛顿号战斗报告写明:SPGPM(每炮每分钟开火数)达到了1.3,其中有5门炮的SPGPM达到了1.8,已然十分接近理想中的2发/分

华盛顿号共计打出117发炮弹,其中第一轮射击打出42发,约3分钟左右,开始射击距离18400码,第二轮射击打出75发,距离较近,开火距离8400码。第二轮炮击也分两个过程,在第一次炮击循环中,华盛顿在2分39秒内开火39次,即某些火炮在159秒内开火5次,略低于32秒/发,与理论极限30秒/发已极为接近
In the second phase target had been tracked by radar ranges and bearing and later by optical train. Fire was opened at 8,400 yards and a hit was probably obtained on first salvo and certainly on the second. Fire was rapid, on one turret ready light, for about 2 minutes 39 seconds, firing about 39 rounds. It was interrupted for 1 1/2 minutes due to an erroneous report that target was sunk, and resumed for 2 minutes and 45 seconds, during which time 36 rounds were fired. A total of 75 rounds was fired on this target which was believed to be an old type battleship.* Starshell illumination was used on this phase after about the second salvo, 62 rounds being fired.
——Operational Experience of Fast Battleships; World War II, Korea, Vietnam