Phalanx vs Missouri
Another hypothetical question. Suppose a ship with a phalanx went against a battleship. Could the phalanx shoot down 16 inch shells. Would 12 inch or ever 6 inch shells be better to use in this match...
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The Phalanx can not shoot down a 16" shell. from naveweapons The explosive cavity in the Mark 13 has a relatively thick-wall with a fairly constant sidewall thickness, getting slightly thicker at the...
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pfcem wrote: Sorry I just do not see the 650 lbs (292.5 kg) PBXN-103 [equivalent to about 1,200 lbs (544 kg) of TNT] warhead of the Mark 48 "breaking the back" of a TRIPLE BOTTOM HULLED (with a proper...
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Racking my brains for what I was taught in physics about mass, force etc as suggested by Sir Issac Newton (MP), I would agree with the line that a small 20-mm round stands no chance of stopping or...
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The thing about a shell is that it is flying a trajectory without control fins or an engine. This simplifies matters compared to a cruise missile that will try and dodge defenses. The Mk75 76mm gun...
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"Tungustun rounds are more likely to penetrate." What? Why bother to make DU rounds then? The famous "silver bullet" of Gulf war I fame. I think you are mistaken.
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bgile wrote: "Tungustun rounds are more likely to penetrate." What? Why bother to make DU rounds then? The famous "silver bullet" of Gulf war I fame. I think you are mistaken. Well, for one thing DU...
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...at a locomotive. MK-15 won't do squat to a inbound MK-7 round. Okay, tell you what, a concentrated fluke 5-10 rounds hit it dead on the nose, great, so it deters off course what 10 feet?
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Tungstun is used in alloys of steel to improve resistance to sudden shocks.Phalanx is ment to shread the nose cones of anti-ship missiles. A premature explosion of a shaped round diminishes its...
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It depends, depleted uranium is left over U-238 from spent fuel rods, it cost quite a bit of money to separate out the plutonium and other residuals from the spent rods. But it is something done when...
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bgile wrote: "Tungustun rounds are more likely to penetrate." What? Why bother to make DU rounds then? The famous "silver bullet" of Gulf war I fame. I think you are mistaken. Two factors: Price,...
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67th Tigers wrote: However, Tungsten penetrators are superior at penetration, by a fairly significant margin. No, DU penetrators are superior at penetration by a shinking yet still significant margin....
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What if a group of warships fitted with Phalanx was attacked by a anti-ship missile, and they all turned on their systems. To add to the confusions, several fire chaff rockets as well. Would the...
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HMS Troutbridge wrote: What if a group of warships fitted with Phalanx was attacked by a anti-ship missile, and they all turned on their systems. To add to the confusions, several fire chaff rockets...
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OT: If you want to study effect of a modern torpedo on a WW2-era warship, the classic example would seem to be the Belgrano, off the Falklands in 1982.
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Nik aka Speaker To Cats wrote: OT: If you want to study effect of a modern torpedo on a WW2-era warship, the classic example would seem to be the Belgrano, off the Falklands in 1982. Weren't the...
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During 'Desert Storm', the Exocet vs. Missouri battle a Phalanx on the Missouri sucessfully shot down chaff launched from a Perry frigate and ignored a pair of Exocet as they flew past, later to be...
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seasick wrote: During 'Desert Storm', the Exocet vs. Missouri battle a Phalanx on the Missouri sucessfully shot down chaff launched from a Perry frigate and ignored a pair of Exocet as they flew past,...
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emc wrote: Nik aka Speaker To Cats wrote: OT: If you want to study effect of a modern torpedo on a WW2-era warship, the classic example would seem to be the Belgrano, off the Falklands in 1982....
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