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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
For one the Shipwreck has to hit an Iowa for that to be of any concern.
And why would it have a much better chance of shooting down a Harpoon or TASM.?
The only thing the Soviets could do to an Iowa was to sail a tanker or freighter infront of her or cutting across the bow slowly. However when they would see a 5" mount or 16" turrent start turning in their direction they quickly moved out of the way. It has happened more times then just once. They dont screw with the Iowas and having had a chat with a very nice gentlemen from the Soviet navy it reinforces the point they dont screw with the Iowas for fear of retaliation on the Iowas part. If we wanted to kill a missle cruiser it wouldn't be just a set of missles from one approach and you can bet the Duma upon that.  |
Well I was with the impression of a one on one scenario. In a full SAG vs SAG fight its a different story.
In a 1 vs 1 case, Kirov has a better chance of finding the IOWA and evading detecting from the IOWA. Its Helo can stand out of range of the IOWA 4 CIWIs and provide excellent fire control solution for the 20 shipwrecks that are going to come.
In the case of the IOWA, its Helos are going to have tough time surviving (that is the key) long enough to provide the IOWA with a clear firing solution for its TASM and Harpoons againsts the Kirov 90+ sams.