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Originally Posted by Master Chief
I would say send in the 688's Put as many Mk-48ADCAPS into the sides of that ship as you can. I know the battleship has torpedo blisters to protect it but not against a few modern day torps. The battleship has no ASW weapons at least it did not in the movie!
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That would be the best way to sink it, although modern day torpedoes really aren't much more powerful than WWII era ones. There's only so much explosive you can put in a 21" tube. The Mk 48 actually has less explosive than our WWII era torps, although it's probably safe to assume it's a more powerful explosive. Nothing we have today can match the 1000 lb warhead of the "Long Lance" 24" torpedoes Japan had. It would take a lot of torpedoes probably, judging from the record of the Musashi and Yamato. Of course, the Shinano, their half-sister, went down from 4 well aimed shots, due to bad damage control, so you never know.