To: rahbert
"An antiship missile or 2 or three could disable any on these. "
That isn't likely in my opinion. The battleships had real armor, they were designed to go broadside with other battleships. That doesn't mean they are cost efficient now, but don't underestimate the amount of steel in these monsters.
To: FastCoyote
Is there anyone who has hard data on survival of a battleship hit by conventional anti-ship missiles?
I would think all that steel might be an effective barrier, but that's just a guess.
Some hard data would be appreciated.
48 posted on
09/18/2006 9:02:42 PM PDT by
GladesGuru
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To: FastCoyote
Esactly, anti-ship missiles are designed to take out thin-hulled ships with speed and accuracy. It would take a torpedo to hurt a battleship.
121 posted on
09/19/2006 6:39:15 AM PDT by
AppyPappy
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To: FastCoyote
The battleships had real armor, they were designed to go broadside with other battleships
Battleships have heavy armor on their sides to withstand artillery and torpedo strikes from other oceangoing warships. As the Arizona so effectively taught us, they are VERY vulnerable when struck from the air.
No intelligent adversary would fire a missile at the waterline of a battleship, they would program a vertical strike on the upper deck. Even a low yeild missile strike (few hundred pound payload) landing between the forward turrets would put the ship out of commission.
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