What if the Trump Administration reactivated the Iowas?

[stevep]

Apr 24, 2021 18:02:43 GMT lordroel said:

Apr 24, 2021 17:59:55 GMT stevep said:

  Oh is there an issue with mentioning it?  Hope I haven't caused the site a problem?

Only to the French by mentioning their ships are hotels.

  OK thanks.  You had me worried for a moment.

[lordroel]

Apr 24, 2021 18:11:24 GMT stevep said:

Apr 24, 2021 18:02:43 GMT lordroel said:

Only to the French by mentioning their ships are hotels.

  OK thanks.  You had me worried for a moment.

I had to mention that i did not post the link to the clip you mentioned because i forgot it and not that mentioning something like this would upset the French and thus block this forum from being seen in thier country.

[oscssw]

Apr 24, 2021 17:40:52 GMT stevep said:

Apr 24, 2021 15:22:40 GMT simon darkshade said:

Never fear, Senior. Although it would certainly frighten the enemy, I am not a monster!

  If he's thinking the same thing as I am I think its less frighten the enemy than disable them by laughing fits.  As a certain naval youtube poster puts it when hotels go to war.

There is an old saying about ships.  "If she looks right she'll sail right."  Looks like these ships not only were not pleasing to the eye but had "institutional stability" and and reserve buoyancy problems.       

[lordroel]

Apr 25, 2021 14:22:04 GMT oscssw said:

Apr 24, 2021 17:40:52 GMT stevep said:

  If he's thinking the same thing as I am I think its less frighten the enemy than disable them by laughing fits.  As a certain naval youtube poster puts it when hotels go to war.

There is an old saying about ships.  "If she looks right she'll sail right."  Looks like these ships not only were not pleasing to the eye but had "institutional stability" and and reserve buoyancy problems.       

Remove the back two turrets and make them into VLS launchers, you get a missile battleship with a lot of fire power.