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Yes, and like all SinkEx they were told to target non critical areas. If you look at the video they all hit the aft quarter of the ship. What’s in the aft quarter? Ballast tanks."
JDAMs do not possess that level of accuracy(30m CEP). In the sake of fairness, the reason it took so many hits is because there were no munitions or fuel onboard.
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And did you read the sentence that I wrote. It said mission kill, not sink."
There are varying levels of 'mission killed'.
If you mean temporarily knocking out the electronics, sure.
If you mean knocking out the propulsion system or the manual reversions for the Mk7 gun or the manual gun laying systems, no way. All the important things in an Iowa are encased in the heavily armored steel citadel, and are isolated by several decks or steel walled compartments.
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But you do think they can get close to a carrier battle group and sink a Nimitz because the F-14s are gone. Want to explain that"
Sure, i think a large enemy strike group could get into AShM range of a CVBG that lacks the F-14.
I don't think planes dropping bombs can get into strike range of a BBBG even if the task force's sole protection is SM-2.
Unlike a BB, a Carrier is still vulnerable to small AShMs because of the vulnerability planes on the deck pose to a carrier's safety.
Just one 5" Zuni rocket gutted the Oriskany. Imagine an Exocet hitting that flight deck of birds ready to launch a strike.
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