The WWII German G7e/T3 (1942ish) had a proximity fuse and decent depth keeping and was designed to hit under the keel and break their backs.

Only because they assumed you could bomb the shit out of Kadena without major reprisals. Like us bombing the shit out of Chinese airfields on the mainland AND bringing Japan into the war.

Lol...really? At which point did I post filth?

Nah, easier just to push them into the greys.

“All of the F-22's production tooling and jigs remain in storage, as well as detailed videos showing how each part of the F-22 was constructed and assembled. These videos were shot during the construction of the final F-22s under contract and represent the best practices learned over the life of the program.”

To be fair the Iowas only have indifferent torpedo protection. On the other hand the IJN was not well known for good DC procedures and the Shinano was missing water tight doors and still fitting out.

Sure, but it contradicts the notion that a BB is an easy kill for a few anti-ship missiles.

That’s not a horrible idea for NGFS. 7,000 tons isn’t too big, shallow draft, and mine protected. The HMS Roberts had 13" of armor on the turret, 8" on the barbettes and a 5" belt.

Given that the Yamato took 10 torpedo and 7 big bomb hits to kill and any one of those is likely to kill a Burke or Tico the Iowas would absorb a lot of damage before they went down.

Yah, that really sucked. When we were doing A2C2S we worked with the Comanche folks...well sorta worked with them. We tested some of their engineering boards for their mission computers to see if it had enough oomph to replace the rack o’crap we stuffed into the blackhawk. No, but you could see it in another…

It was inevitable. I kept picking at his mistakes. :)

Lol...and now I’m gray. :)

“The CALCM was chosen for this mission over the BGM-109 due to higher GPS accuracy and the need to demonstrate the combat viability of the platform”

“The CALCM’s employment during Operation Desert Storm was limited due to the nature of its warhead and guidance system. The warhead’s limited ability to penetrate targets and the guidance system’s lower accuracy (compared with the Tomahawk’s) restricted the types of targets that could be successfully attacked. Even…

Yah. We were expecting Vietnam level casualties.

Yah, and a couple days later they are still MIA.

I’m sure they rest well knowing despite the idiocy they spout they make more money than a half dozen of us on FA combined.

Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip the veal.

I'd rather have tomcats than f-18s but that's just me...

Probably when the water is cold.