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Originally posted by HoOmAn
I think there are a few more parameters to consider.
Zumwalt's guns will not be able to sink thee IOWA because her protected buoyancy will keep her floating, and most likely going. There is no chance Zumwalt can penetrate to Iowa's magazins to cause her go boom. It is also highly unlikely Zumwalt's guns can take out Iowa's main guns except barrels are hit directly.
So Zumwalt can only hope for a mission kill - which is unlikely to achieve if not all rangefinders are taken out. Even then, Iowa may use her guns under local control.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
Your equation also does not take care of target area. Zumwalt's modern electronic equipment eats up more percentage of available room than does Iowa's systems.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
The Iowa also has 5" guns that may add to her volume of fire if the Zumwalt is close enough.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
At the given rate of fire - how long will Zumwalt be able to keep up fire against Iowa? What does this do to the total volume of fire brought into target area?
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
In the end my bet is on the Iowa, clearly. Bigger ship, protected buoyancy, potential for single hit kill and, IMHO, less likely to get mission killed.
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Originally posted by Brockpaine
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
Your equation also does not take care of target area. Zumwalt's modern electronic equipment eats up more percentage of available room than does Iowa's systems.
Nor do my equations account for the fact that the Iowa is significantly larger and thus easier to hit.
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Originally posted by HoOmAn
Well, how do you get to your 50% hit percentage? You said it is a rough guess but if you calculate it on improved targeting, this should include target size.
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Originally posted by Desertfox
Slightly off topic. Tom Clancy had Iowa carrying laser guided rounds and a helo to spot for it. Where advanced 16" rounds ever considered for the Iowas? In that case it turns into a Warspite at Narvik scenario...
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HE-ER Mark 148 (Planned)
13 in (33 cm) extended-range (ER), sub-caliber projectile with sabot. ET-fuzed with a payload of submunitions. Experiments with this projectile were conducted during the 1980s, but development was cancelled in FY91 when the battleships were decommissioned. Projectile weight without the sabot was about 1,100 lbs. (500 kg) and range was to be in excess of 70,000 yards (64,000 m) at a muzzle velocity of 3,600 fps (1,097 mps).
HE-ER Mark ? (Planned)
Another sub-caliber projectile with sabot, this one 11 inches (28 cm) in diameter. This project was also cancelled about FY91. A sketch with additional information for this round is on the additional pictures page.
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