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To: Jim Noble

Maybe with the new missle enhanced shells. A battleship might not be a bad thing—it can take a punch and give back a whole lot more. That or atleast a full gun crusier with 8 inch guns. Everything old is new again.


70 posted on 06/09/2015 11:06:09 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Be nice to ships again with a hint of defensive armor.


72 posted on 06/09/2015 11:09:07 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

The problem with the BBs is the cost associated with the manpower and specialized training necessary to operate them.

And in a world of GPS-guided standoff weapons they aren’t anywhere near cost effective at doing anything relative to other available options.

About the best option would be to keep one in very limited operation as a training ship, like the Coast Guard does with the Eagle. But even that would be ridiculously expensive.


76 posted on 06/09/2015 11:18:53 AM PDT by tanknetter
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