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Originally Posted by smilingassassin
Just out of curiousity, what would be the projected range of 16" GPS shells?
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The DD(X) Advanced Gun Systems 5 inch guns have a range of 100 miles. So I'm proposing a 16 inch version of that same system, and also using a concept I've created which uses liquid propellant instead of the conventional powder charges. I'm estimating 320 miles using guided shells and my liquid propellant system.
Although if you used advanced shell design such as a scram shell (scram jet shell) then you could extend that range to 700+ miles. However even though scram shells exist in experimental form today, it still requires work. However it's still very promising. And another thing, thats 320 miles with a fairly parabolic trajectory, and perhaps 80 miles broadside when talking about range.