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Originally Posted by Stitch
there is no reason to think that a modern Aegis-type AA system couldn't be installed in something as large as an Iowa-class BB.
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United States Battleships, 1935-1992, by William H. Garzke & Robert O. Dulin, USNIP, 1995, p.213 :
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It was recognized in the analyses of these proposals that the Aegis system, the most interesting option of the proposed updates, would have had the greatest impact on the ship's systems : the New Jersey would have had to add three 750-kw diesel generators. A major redesign of this radar system and a very heavy foundation would have been necessary to mount Aegis. Studies to limit the firing arcs of the main battery and lessen blast effects on the proposed electronics suite were also made. None of the alternatives was authorized.
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