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submitted 2 years ago by FocusFire@lemm.ee to c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works

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[–] FocusFire@lemm.ee [S] 57 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A 1980s modernization lead to the Iowa class actually being equipped with some modern toys too

Sensors

Mark 13 fire control radar
Mark 25 fire control radar
AN/SPS-49
AN/SPS-67

Electronic Warfare and Decoys

AN/SLQ-32(V)3 electronic warfare system
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie acoustic decoy
Mark 36 SRBOC chaff rockets

Armament

9 × 16 in/50 cal guns (3 Mounts x3)
12 × 5 in/38 cal guns (6 Mounts x2)
32 × BGM-109 Tomahawk launchers (8 Launchers x4)
16 × RGM-84 Harpoon launchers (4 Mounts x4)
4 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

and 5 UAVs

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa-class_battleship

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago*

Can you imagine if they had gone further, and replaced the aft main battery with a bunch of Mk 41 VLS?

Dunkerque on the streets, Arleigh Burke in the sheets 😍

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[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Yes, very nice, but hear me out: What if all that but also railguns?

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[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Railgun tech isn't there yet, the bottleneck is currently what's bottlenecking a lot of higher tech, and that bottleneck is energy generation, storage, and consumption, so that's why we don't see more railgun and laser based tech.

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[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

You're quite right, but this forum is for non-credible ideas, and we need something to counter the T-59.

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[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Also barrel wear

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[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Gatling railgun, only 1/6 the barrel wear per shot.

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[+] cybersin@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

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