At roughly 3,000 yards, the impact speed of Rodney's 16-inch shells is uncertain. Shell shatter is considered possible because the projectiles could strike at such high speed, but no observed case is identified. Battleships were not expected to engage at that distance, and their testing did not normally address such close combat. Theoretical gun data could provide an estimate, but no impact velocity is established here.
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Point-blank range was outside battleship gunnery assumptions
At 3,000 yards, Rodney's shells struck under conditions so far outside expected battle ranges that their impact behavior remained uncertain.