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<blockquote data-quote="kronos182" data-source="post: 7536639" data-attributes="member: 6668634"><p>Refitting older ships is not cheap.. particularly if not kept in good condition.. To make a battleship fly would require a lot of work... sure anti-grav/repulsor tech "could" make any old ship fly.. but they were not designed to 'float' on air. I'd say a dedicated design from the ground up for any flying boat designs is best, like the helicarrier from SHIELD, it's designed to fly and float.</p><p>I could see more militaries designing ships along the lines of a helicarrier, while things like the yamato would be another design philosophy of building them from the ground up for the purpose of entering space and flying. </p><p></p><p>Upgrading an Iowa with some newer weapons and equipment can be done.. although those 16 inchers pack a serious punch if you can get rounds for them (never underestimate the power of good ol' kinetic knockdown). But off the top of my head.. i think it might be hard to replace the engines with nuclear or other energy systems.. but maybe high efficiency diesel or flex-fuel would be cheaper and easier.. upgraded version during the cold war could use upgraded computer systems, radar, CIWS (mix of ballistic and energy weapons with portable generators dedicated for each energy weapon). MAYBE replace one of the 16 inch gun turrets completely with a missile launcher system to upgrade the number of missiles upgraded version got (tomahawks and harpoons during the cold war). the 5 inch and 40mm could be added or replaced with heavy energy weapons, again probably needing dedicated power supplies.</p><p></p><p>Shields on a water vessel is hard.. water causes a LOT of interference.. you'd have to design the shield to stop many feet above the water line, or the water will just drain energy from the shield, weakening it too fast. Now.. Something like the pin point barrier or force fields that only cover one direction (basically floating energy shield covering an area like above the ship for protection against artillery or missiles that attack from the top). This is a similar problem with any land vehicle with shielding.. but they can be set to only be a foot or so above the ground as the ground doesn't move move like water does.</p><p></p><p>Now you have me actually thinking about statting some upgraded naval vessels.. why do you keep giving me ideas!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kronos182, post: 7536639, member: 6668634"] Refitting older ships is not cheap.. particularly if not kept in good condition.. To make a battleship fly would require a lot of work... sure anti-grav/repulsor tech "could" make any old ship fly.. but they were not designed to 'float' on air. I'd say a dedicated design from the ground up for any flying boat designs is best, like the helicarrier from SHIELD, it's designed to fly and float. I could see more militaries designing ships along the lines of a helicarrier, while things like the yamato would be another design philosophy of building them from the ground up for the purpose of entering space and flying. Upgrading an Iowa with some newer weapons and equipment can be done.. although those 16 inchers pack a serious punch if you can get rounds for them (never underestimate the power of good ol' kinetic knockdown). But off the top of my head.. i think it might be hard to replace the engines with nuclear or other energy systems.. but maybe high efficiency diesel or flex-fuel would be cheaper and easier.. upgraded version during the cold war could use upgraded computer systems, radar, CIWS (mix of ballistic and energy weapons with portable generators dedicated for each energy weapon). MAYBE replace one of the 16 inch gun turrets completely with a missile launcher system to upgrade the number of missiles upgraded version got (tomahawks and harpoons during the cold war). the 5 inch and 40mm could be added or replaced with heavy energy weapons, again probably needing dedicated power supplies. Shields on a water vessel is hard.. water causes a LOT of interference.. you'd have to design the shield to stop many feet above the water line, or the water will just drain energy from the shield, weakening it too fast. Now.. Something like the pin point barrier or force fields that only cover one direction (basically floating energy shield covering an area like above the ship for protection against artillery or missiles that attack from the top). This is a similar problem with any land vehicle with shielding.. but they can be set to only be a foot or so above the ground as the ground doesn't move move like water does. Now you have me actually thinking about statting some upgraded naval vessels.. why do you keep giving me ideas! [/QUOTE]
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