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Anon · 11-28-2004, 01:37 AM

DARPA fully tested 13" and 11" sabot rounds in the 80s that had ranges of 65 and 90 miles respectively.

That's longer range than a Harpoon, at about 4x the flight speed, and with a quite capable warhead.

Several types were produced, including DPICM(cluster/mine), HE, and AP.

The Iowas also carry 32 TLAM cruise missiles and 16 Harpoon missiles with a secondary battery of 12x 5" guns.

An Iowa can also launch as many as 4 MV-22 Osprey or 6 MH-53 helos for Specops raids. Assuming the F-35B VTOL version of JSF ever works, an Iowa could rearm and refuel two of those at a time. For ASW duty, an Iowa can fully support the operations of 8-10 MH-60 Seahawks.

Finally, the Iowas even as currently configured have 6 onboard RPVs.

Yeah, they'd most certainly still have a role to fill in today's navy.

11-28-2004, 01:37 AM	#126 (permalink)
Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	DARPA fully tested 13" and 11" sabot rounds in the 80s that had ranges of 65 and 90 miles respectively. That's longer range than a Harpoon, at about 4x the flight speed, and with a quite capable warhead. Several types were produced, including DPICM(cluster/mine), HE, and AP. The Iowas also carry 32 TLAM cruise missiles and 16 Harpoon missiles with a secondary battery of 12x 5" guns. An Iowa can also launch as many as 4 MV-22 Osprey or 6 MH-53 helos for Specops raids. Assuming the F-35B VTOL version of JSF ever works, an Iowa could rearm and refuel two of those at a time. For ASW duty, an Iowa can fully support the operations of 8-10 MH-60 Seahawks. Finally, the Iowas even as currently configured have 6 onboard RPVs. Yeah, they'd most certainly still have a role to fill in today's navy. Last edited by Anon : 11-28-2004 at 17:58 PM.