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Paul Carl
Post subject: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 1:19 am
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Would a vessel like this be viable today. This is a AU the main guns are 15" and would use a version of the GPS directed shell


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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 1:46 am
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GPS shell?, I'm sure they are inertial and have no guidance, maybe for the targetting

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 1:47 am
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It's not a battleship so much as it is a monitor, and while better than a battleship I'm not sure what missions you have in mind. Would you mind elaborating on said missions?

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 2:00 am
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So it should be MGM(Monitor,Guided Missiles) or GMM(Guided Missile Monitor)??

There should also be fire control for the 15" and the secondary gun

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 2:13 am
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BMG (I'm serious; BM was historically used for Monitors and G for guided missile). The problem that comes up is that with the advent of loitering armed UAVs, I'm not sure that shore bombardment with gun heavier than 8" is going to make a come back. :?

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 2:22 am
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With you on that one, BTW what is the biggest naval gun currently in use?

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 3:00 am
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With you on that one, BTW what is the biggest naval gun currently in use?
Currently in use?

I want to say the 152mm/53 Bofors on the Almirante Grau are the largest ones in service at the moment. BAe was working on a 155mm Gun for the RN, but that got canceled late last year, and AGS (the gun on the Zumwalts) is 155mm as well, but isn't in service yet.

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 3:03 am
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So Peru has the largest guns...Wow!

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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 7:19 am
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Mainly because it used to be a WW2 cruiser, rather than any design reasoning.


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Post subject: Re: BBG for shore bombardmentPosted: June 2nd, 2011, 7:20 am
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Yeah...but Peru? I thought the US would have it

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