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" No, You specificly said within range of the 16 inch guns"
And it is. Then you pointed out that many targets would be protected by natural terrain features. I countered by simply stating that those targets are within the engagement parameters of 5" guns, of which the Iowa has a large battery.
(Gun Grape)
And they are not within the range of the 5/38s. So once again the 85% of tgts in range and engagable with a BB is a BS statement.
But 100% are in range of Ticos and Burkes
(M21sniper)
There were 13" sabot rounds developed and testfired in the 1980s, they achieved a range in excess of 75 miles. You act as if shell design is some arcane art. Designing new 16" guided munitions would actually be much easier than designing them for AGS or the Mk45 5" guns because the level of required miniturization is much less demanding.
(Gun Grape)
No actually much harder. Its not the miniturization that would kick our butt but designing the electronics to withstand the shock of firing. Why we have had all kinds of cool LGM/GPS guided stuff for bombs and missiles but very few for arty rounds.
The DPICM, and proposed sadarm round for 16 was easy. Already have a base ejecting carrier round. Simple to change payload.
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