World Affairs Board - View Single Post - Bring Back The Iowa Class Discussion And Debate

Anon · 03-22-2005, 04:21 AM

"Replenishment ship? Maybe in some circumstances."

I would say definitely in some circumstances. An Iowa carries 2.5 MILLION gallons of bunkerage.

"Repair ship? Some say. If you needed new naugahide for your seats."

Can you name any ship in the fleet besides a carrier with more machine shops and mates in it? I'm guessing no.

"Mine warfare? Dont think so."

Neither can a DDG, CG, CV, or whatever. That's hardly a fair criticism.

"Patrol Ship? No."

No one ever said that an Iowa could do that without escort, at least certainly not me.

"Amphibious ship? No."

Neither can a CG, DDG, CV, etc, as above.

"Command Ship/Flag ship: Maybe with enough upgrades. Im doubtful though."

During the 80s they were upgraded and were used in that role extensively. I do allow that to be effective in that role to today's standards they'd need further modernization though.

"Special Operations? No"

Ummm....why not? I'm all ears for your reasoning behind that determination.

"They have one purpose and one only NGFS. And that because of the lack of forsight limited but the best we got."

And ASUW, and STRIKE. The Iowas as presently configured clearly have an ASUW and STRIKE capability besides NGFS. Stating otherwise is a blatant misrepresentation of the facts.

"If they were as impressive, awesome and do everything as some would have you believe they would still be in service. This simply is not the case."

Distorting the truth to back your argument won't win you any points with me. They were withdrawn for one reason, and one reason only.... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

And you know it.

03-22-2005, 04:21 AM	#88 (permalink)
Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	"Replenishment ship? Maybe in some circumstances." I would say definitely in some circumstances. An Iowa carries 2.5 MILLION gallons of bunkerage. "Repair ship? Some say. If you needed new naugahide for your seats." Can you name any ship in the fleet besides a carrier with more machine shops and mates in it? I'm guessing no. "Mine warfare? Dont think so." Neither can a DDG, CG, CV, or whatever. That's hardly a fair criticism. "Patrol Ship? No." No one ever said that an Iowa could do that without escort, at least certainly not me. "Amphibious ship? No." Neither can a CG, DDG, CV, etc, as above. "Command Ship/Flag ship: Maybe with enough upgrades. Im doubtful though." During the 80s they were upgraded and were used in that role extensively. I do allow that to be effective in that role to today's standards they'd need further modernization though. "Special Operations? No" Ummm....why not? I'm all ears for your reasoning behind that determination. "They have one purpose and one only NGFS. And that because of the lack of forsight limited but the best we got." And ASUW, and STRIKE. The Iowas as presently configured clearly have an ASUW and STRIKE capability besides NGFS. Stating otherwise is a blatant misrepresentation of the facts. "If they were as impressive, awesome and do everything as some would have you believe they would still be in service. This simply is not the case." Distorting the truth to back your argument won't win you any points with me. They were withdrawn for one reason, and one reason only.... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ And you know it. Last edited by Anon : 03-22-2005 at 06:00 AM.