[Iris7]

Completely agree.

Put Wisconsin and Iowa out of commission only after a better replacement is in service and with greater firepower and range.

Wisconsin and Iowa are in very good shape, though.

How about keep them and build a new class of shore bombardment ships?

Contemplate twenty-five inch guns with fifty mile range and a five ton projectile. Of course sub-munition rounds and rocket assist as desirable. Maybe a bit of terminal guidance, maybe smooth bores like M1A1 Abrams.

[Strategerist]

Put Wisconsin and Iowa out of commission only

They're currently not IN commission.

There is precisely 0% chance of their ever being back IN commission, too. This is basically a moot debate.

[lentulusgracchus]

Wisconsin and Iowa are in very good shape, though.

USS Iowa still needs repair to "B" turret, attendant on the loading accident that put her out of commission.

[FreeAtlanta]

I like that idea. Also, we could rip out the old power plants and put in nuke power.

This whole arguement is starting to sound like the Airforces arguement to try to get rid of the great A-10 warthogs.

Either the people trying to get rid of these great platforms are arrogant sobs or they are working for the enemy.