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Offline DakOne

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Iowa Class Battleship
« on: May 03, 2009, 07:24:52 PM »
Iowa class battleship would be nice for CV escorts.

Offline Clone155

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2009, 07:41:46 PM »
Yes. Yes indeed.

Offline smokey23

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2009, 07:46:10 PM »

You betcha

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2009, 08:15:57 PM »
Iowa class battleship would be nice for CV escorts.

Agreed  :aok

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2009, 08:22:13 PM »
When they add the B-29 with a reduced atom bomb, then okay, let the Iowa BB be made for AH.

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2009, 08:29:14 PM »
     That's a whole lot more 5 inch proxy rounds to deal with guys.
Think they mounted 20 of them in twin turrets.
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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2009, 10:01:44 PM »
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yes, but it would look more like this:  :D




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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2009, 10:24:38 PM »
That there's a runway for scout planes, pal.
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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2009, 10:49:48 PM »
That there's a runway for scout planes, pal.
Where?  :confused:

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 12:09:51 AM »
Didn't it have 14" instead of 8" guns  :pray
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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2009, 12:11:36 AM »
They should add the Yamamoto, bizmark and Tirpitz  
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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2009, 08:05:38 AM »
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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2009, 09:10:56 AM »
Iowa class battleship would be nice for CV escorts.

Also would be nice for ANTI-CV escorts :aok

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2009, 09:11:30 AM »
Armament (Main Battery): Nine 16"/50 guns in three triple turrets

Armament (Secondary Battery): Twenty 5"/38 guns in ten twin mountings (ten guns on each side of the ship).

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Re: Iowa Class Battleship
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2009, 09:16:58 AM »
more floating prey for my typhie - I like it :aok
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