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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
SYSTEMS OF NOTE:
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: The battleships have sufficient Food, water, fuel and amenities to support up to 1500 people for up to 6 months. In an emergency the battleship can support up to 3000 people at one time, though living conditions onboard will get extremely cramped at that point.
LONG-RANGE LASER/SATELLITE RELAY COMMUNICATIONS: The impressive communications array of the battleship can communicate with up to 500 craft simultaneously at ranges of up to 900 miles (1,440 km). This range can be boosted indefinitely by using satellites or other spacecraft as to relay communications.
LONG-RANGE RADAR: The radar array of the battleship is equally as impressive as the communication system, and can track and identify up to 500 craft simultaneously. The radar system has a 2,000 mile/3,200 km range.
DECOYS: SLQ-25A Nixie towed torpedo decoy.
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Iowas carry enough fuel and chow for 6 months? Where the heck do they store it?
Your "Facts" come from the Macross role playing web site. It ain't real
IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIP STATS
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*The missile achieved initial operational capability in 1982 for TASM in surface ships, 1983 for TASM in submarines, 1984 for TLAM in surface ships, and 1987 for TLAM-N. On September 27, 1991, President Bush announced that all tactical nuclear weapons would be removed from US Navy surface ships and attack submarines. The order included all TLAM-Ns, which were placed in storage.
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TLAM-N had been pulled from the surface fleet prior to that. Only about 250 produced and subs got their loadout first then Ticos and Burkes last on the list were the ABL shooters Spru cans and the Iowas.
There was a big push, late 80s to make sub launched TLAM-Ns part of the nuclear triad. Even though they were a "Tactical" weapon.
Although you will get no verification (yea or ney) of the Iowas having TLAM-N, it was not part of their loadout. They normally carried 24 TLAM and 8 TASM when all slots in the ABLs were full.
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It wouldn't work as you detail above. Has to be a high altitude burst.
*Grape, a 1500 mile range on a Tom nuclear isint sufficient?
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No it requires altitude not range for your "Dragons Llair". Tomahawks don't fly that high. Has nothing to do with hitting a target. A low yield surface burst won't give you the effects you need.