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To: RetiredSWO

BTW, if phalanx guns aren't enough to protect an Iowa ship, there's 900' of room for metalstorm on either side of an Iowa class ship as well.


108 posted on 02/02/2006 5:19:07 PM PST by ironwoodchuck
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To: ironwoodchuck
Take off the 5"/38's and install RAMS in conjunction with CIWS.
Those guns are obsolete with respect to range now.
The ERGM round in a 5"/62 exceeds 40NM.
110 posted on 02/02/2006 5:29:55 PM PST by RetiredSWO
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