' Wrote:I thought battleships were pretty much useless nowadays being too vulnerable to air attacks?
Aircraft carriers are also vulnerable to air attacks. I just so happens that a Aircraft carrier can put up it's own CAP. The Aircraft carrier is also seen in the company of other Anti Air capable ships. This is why a Battleship group had the same ships in it as an aircraft carrier group.
The Battleships main mission before they were retired was Marine support. Soften up the beaches and suppress any sort of resistance and make it easier for the Marines to hit the beach.
Battleships also have more armor than any other ship out there, both below the waterline and on and below the main deck, because a battleship was originally designed to fight other battleships, and the shells from other battleships would hit the main deck and burrow thru before exploding. This is devastating when a shell makes it to a magazine.
Formerly known as LPI Police Chief Hull O'Brien.
Creator of Sgt. V. Price, 207th Precinct out of Chula Vista Station
Interesting to know hehe, mustve been cool onboard the Iowa... Here where Im from all the naval ships come, since its the MAIN port for naval ships etc. before entering the mediterranean, such as the USS Seawolf I think it is, the submarine and all the naval ships come here pretty cool...
HMS Invincible, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Illustrious and many more haha lots, pretty cool tbh. If where I came from, Gibraltar was put into a FL mod it would be like, a Kansas full of JH sort of thing... or a TNG Nexus, filled with JH and great bases for ships/gas supplies lol. You might know about it Hack.
' Wrote:Interesting to know hehe, mustve been cool onboard the Iowa... Here where Im from all the naval ships come, since its the MAIN port for naval ships etc. before entering the mediterranean, such as the USS Seawolf I think it is, the submarine and all the naval ships come here pretty cool...
HMS Invincible, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Illustrious and many more haha lots, pretty cool tbh. If where I came from, Gibraltar was put into a FL mod it would be like, a Kansas full of JH sort of thing... or a TNG Nexus, filled with JH and great bases for ships/gas supplies lol. You might know about it Hack.
Ah yes, I visited Gibraltar in 1991 onboard the USS Belknap, CG-26. We were pier side replacing our Radar antenna. Got to go ashore and enjoy the hospitality. Had a few pints, saw the sights, went book shopping, and avoided the monkeys.:) I lived in Italy from 1988 til 1991, as a crew member on board the Belknap. Gaeta was our Homeport, halfway between Rome and Naples.
Formerly known as LPI Police Chief Hull O'Brien.
Creator of Sgt. V. Price, 207th Precinct out of Chula Vista Station
Pro haha, yeah so you would know its a HUGE naval base really and ressuply/gas etc. Cheap tobacco all good, haha would make a good FL system including all above + many jumpholes seeing its entrance to meditteranean unless you wana take the suez canal which is like all the way on the other side very far. Haha the monkeys are nice! :lol:
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