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To: sukhoi-30mki

What good is a 3” gun on a boat? What are they going to shoot, houses on the beach? You are not going to engage another ship with a 3” gun, let alone most military equipment today.


13 posted on 05/29/2017 5:45:12 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Trump: What to do now I can't repeal Obamacare? I know, lets start a war with Russia!)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Think Somali pirates.


15 posted on 05/29/2017 7:03:42 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

3” is the biggest you can use on the Great Lakes as a result of the end of the War of 1812/Napoleonic Wars. So it’s always good to have 3” capability.

Also useful against smugglers and pirates that aren’t worth a multi-million dollar missile.


17 posted on 05/29/2017 7:34:03 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
You are not going to engage another ship with a 3” gun, let alone most military equipment today.

Anti-whaler pirates and Somali raiders come to mind, and Iranian speedboats.

19 posted on 05/29/2017 8:10:41 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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