To: arthurus
The Gulf War saw the effective use of a ww2 battleship, actually. As a standoff weapon, using missiles, where we had air superiority.
64 posted on
02/16/2014 2:49:35 PM PST by
1rudeboy
Check that, air supremacy.
65 posted on
02/16/2014 2:50:55 PM PST by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Battleships depended on air superiority in WW2 in the Pacific. They are finally gone, yes, but it was a long time after their WW2 “demise.”
68 posted on
02/16/2014 3:18:31 PM PST by
arthurus
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To: 1rudeboy
they also shot one ton shells about 17 miles.
100 posted on
02/16/2014 7:28:23 PM PST by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: 1rudeboy
As a standoff weapon A friend of mine attached to ANGLICO, had the Missouri in a direct support role during the invasion of Kuwait. Didn't last long because the Corps passed the Arabs on the Arab left, but he did get pre-H hour pre-planned fires as well as a couple on-calls later.
111 posted on
02/16/2014 8:45:17 PM PST by
xone
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