|
"Well you changed my mind, the Goal Keeper is better for threats like Super-Sonic Cruise Missiles. There is no need for guns to take out boats because you got the 5" guns and all you need is one round from it."
We did a lot of thinking on what CIWS to use, and even considered straight up SeaRam mounts, but decided that SeaRam(in place of current phalanx mounts), AND Goalkeeper would give the best layered protection, particularly against small surface combatants.
The proposed Mk45 Mod4 5" guns are excellent units overall, but are a bit lacking in ROF, which would be a problem vs very fast suicide boats. Goalkeeper would utterly shred a destroyer in a matter of seconds, let alone a zodiac raft...
"But how do you counter the Submarine threat through?"
Escorts. The 'plan' is to operate the Iowa's as the center of a BBBG(there's a mouthful), with one Aegis warship and one FFG in attendence, and operating as an independent battlegroup.
If attatched to an ARG, the Battleship is protected by the existing escorts, while at the same time adding MASSIVE NGFS, Strike, ASuW, area AAW, and PMDS capability.
So far it's a pipedream, but as i said, there are those working every day to make it happen.
USNFSA has managed to get P&W to privately fund development of 16" scramjet projectiles, so SOME progress is being made.
|