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Originally Posted by SnowLeopard
But all things being equal ............... I don't expect them to be equal. I would expect the Kirov to win. It had nuclear weapons to use against other ships; the Iowa's didn't. I know the US treaties took off the tactical nuclear wpns in the mid 80's; I don't know if the Soviets agreed to take theirs off as well, but either way, ..................
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Ever seen what the most powerful US H-bomb 1 mile away did to a WW2 era German heavy cruiser or US carrier let alone a battleship? Not much, if the ship didn't capsize the unexposed crew could be back in action in a matter of minutes, they might die in the long run from poisoning but that doesn't stop thier revenge. Even a direct hit probably wont breach the hull. Rather the blast will drop the ship into the vacume below it onto the sea floor.