[CodeMasterPhilzar]

Yeah, but from the looks of it, that was a well rounded fleet. I believe there was an Aegis equipped CG, similar DDG, and a Perry class FFG. It would be a unique way of committing suicide to attack them with speedboats...

The two Aegis equipped ships could handle any ASM threat from the coast... So what kind of surface action would the speedboats be heading into?

CG - 2 127mm (5 inch) mounts, 16 to 20 rounds per minute each.

DDG - 1 127mm at 16 to 20 rounds per minute.

FFG - 1 rapid fire 76mm gun mount, 85 or 120 rounds per minute.

Of course, if their CIWS's have the upgrades, they have a surface mode. There's no way speedboats could get close to an active CIWS... (radar guided, 3000 or 4500 rounds per min of 20mm armor piercing...)

Of course, an even cooler thing would be to simply light up the SPY radars at full power and dwell continuously on the boats... All that RF would charge up any metallic objects to thousands of volts and fry anyone on the boats that touched anything...

[Candor7]

So what kind of surface action would the speedboats be heading into? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Enlarge your strategic picture. On the adjacent Islands are dozens of anti ship cruise missile launch sites.

The small boats provoke the US ships to fire on them.

I order to retaliate to this act of war, the Iranians immediatel launch a couple of dozen Silk worms and other cruise missiles. Some are bound to get through.

Remaining small craft then attack, killing anyone left in the water.

Those Iranian small boats are carrion boats in the tradition of Barbary pirates.

Solution:

We take the islands and turn them into a DMZ.

Navy Seals ! On deck!

[2CAVTrooper]

Don’t forget the single and/or twin .50 mounts, and the 25mm Mk-38 and Mk-68 mounts that would be on the ships.