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<blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 5836764" data-attributes="member: 34175"><p>But see that's the issue the Navy doesn't shoot tanks or gun emplacements anymore, that tactic went out in the Korean war. They are either hit from airborne weapons (tactical bomb runs) or land based artillery. And the collateral damage from an exploding munition has been offset by the steerage issue. Ships no longer use ballistic arcs in weapons delivery,it isn't needed. Which is why I said as a ship weapon this thing is okay, but would be better suited for land based artillery, where all of the things you described are still a real world consideration. </p><p></p><p>As for tactical strike at range versus bombardment, I call BS - there is no such thing with dumb weapons, that's why ships don't bombard anymore, you can't control the variables: wind, weather, magnetic pull of the earth, low flying hippopotamus, whatever. When you have a steering system you can ignore the variables and destroy your targets at will.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Wrong. There is no explosive round shore bombardment - THAT is my point. Also, ships stop moving when bombarding a shore anyway. It was never an issue about accuracy in a bombardment role. One of my favorite weapons demonstrations was the USS Iowa demonstrating the power of it's naval guns, it opened up a barrage on the top of a mountain on a target island and left a "flat" area where the mountaintop was. Your concept of what a naval bombardment is capable of is woefully underestimated, something that surprises me greatly.</p><p></p><p>Like the issue about wholesale slaughter to achieve tactical means in another thread, where you rightfully stated that you cannot kill indiscriminately for tactical means. That's why shore bombardment went from guns to missiles, it doesn't eliminate it, but it reduces it to an acceptable level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thunderfoot, post: 5836764, member: 34175"] But see that's the issue the Navy doesn't shoot tanks or gun emplacements anymore, that tactic went out in the Korean war. They are either hit from airborne weapons (tactical bomb runs) or land based artillery. And the collateral damage from an exploding munition has been offset by the steerage issue. Ships no longer use ballistic arcs in weapons delivery,it isn't needed. Which is why I said as a ship weapon this thing is okay, but would be better suited for land based artillery, where all of the things you described are still a real world consideration. As for tactical strike at range versus bombardment, I call BS - there is no such thing with dumb weapons, that's why ships don't bombard anymore, you can't control the variables: wind, weather, magnetic pull of the earth, low flying hippopotamus, whatever. When you have a steering system you can ignore the variables and destroy your targets at will. Wrong. There is no explosive round shore bombardment - THAT is my point. Also, ships stop moving when bombarding a shore anyway. It was never an issue about accuracy in a bombardment role. One of my favorite weapons demonstrations was the USS Iowa demonstrating the power of it's naval guns, it opened up a barrage on the top of a mountain on a target island and left a "flat" area where the mountaintop was. Your concept of what a naval bombardment is capable of is woefully underestimated, something that surprises me greatly. Like the issue about wholesale slaughter to achieve tactical means in another thread, where you rightfully stated that you cannot kill indiscriminately for tactical means. That's why shore bombardment went from guns to missiles, it doesn't eliminate it, but it reduces it to an acceptable level. [/QUOTE]
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