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Originally Posted by FOG3
A person arguing the value of pre-Dreadnought concepts over the Dreadnought concept that is responsible for the modern perception of "Battleships." How interesting. As is the lack of why 12-16" all big gun battleship armament was of such great value compared to 6-11" Cruiser main guns.
So, how do you feed a gas turbine unrefined coal?
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Why would you be carrying coal? The Iowa Class battleships carry and burn DFM (Diesel Fuel Marine) which is the same fuel that a gas turbine powered ship burns. And to add to that, they are able to burn JP-5 as well. No one is talking about pre dreadnought battleships.
As to the value of the guns, whatever you can bring to the scene is valuable.