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by Legend
Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:00 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs
Replies: 16
Views: 20203

Re: Replacement for the Ticonderoga-class CGs

jackbrown wrote:...so how's about a naval version of the F-22?
I really like this idea. The F-22 is a supreme aircraft! I can see some of the downsides however. It is LARGE. The notion of folding wings occurred to me... but I didnt know how that would affect the systems built into them.
by Legend
Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:44 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection
Replies: 5
Views: 2408

Re: Pressurised water jackets in magazine protection

Yeah! Like putting water into a bottle, putting the cap on, and squeezing! The moment you take the top off all of that water is going to fly out!
by Legend
Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Nuclear powered Battleship?
Replies: 187
Views: 111643

Re: Nuclear powered Battleship?

Way too overkill... but for a bombardment role it would be insane! The battleship could use the secondaries (3in) as anti ship guns... because lwd's point is completely true. A 16in railgun would be almost overkill for even a bombardment role!
by Legend
Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:05 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Nuclear powered Battleship?
Replies: 187
Views: 111643

Re: Nuclear powered Battleship?

So... If this was to be thought out and designed... assumingly the architects would want the same velocities... because the 3in is going to have the faster reload obviously. The more I think about it the more it comes to me that this system would require a MASSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER! The 3in guns would...
by Legend
Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:32 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Clash of the Titans
Replies: 8
Views: 2101

Re: Clash of the Titans

HEY! No dissing Qui-Gon-Jinn! :evil:


It took me forever to recognize him... no thats not right... I knew I recognized him but I couldnt put my finger on what movie he was in.
by Legend
Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to replace the Battleship?
Replies: 29
Views: 24745

Re: What is needed to replace the Battleship?

Fair enough. Is there currently a defensive armor system lightweight enough to be placed on small warships... yet robust enough to absorb any damage of current Naval Artillery, Missiles, and upcoming weapons? Kevlar comes to mind... lots and lots of Kevlar.
by Legend
Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:43 am
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: Women On Submarines Considered
Replies: 22
Views: 28755

Re: Women On Submarines Considered

ROFL! Thats about as good as it gets boys! Hahaha! :clap:
by Legend
Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:11 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to replace the Battleship?
Replies: 29
Views: 24745

Re: What is needed to replace the Battleship?

Well... the fact of the matter is it was hard for even a battleship of the time to take a heavy hit like that without taking pause or damage of some kind. My point merely hints that if a ship was in a combat situation with a large caliber warship... unless it had matching penetration and damage powe...
by Legend
Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:13 am
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to replace the Battleship?
Replies: 29
Views: 24745

Re: What is needed to replace the Battleship?

Yes but how many currently operational ships have the firepower to compete with a battleship at firing range?
by Legend
Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:39 pm
Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
Topic: A ship history : Panzerschiffe Deutschland
Replies: 5
Views: 14738

Re: A ship history : Panzerschiffe Deutschland

I am suddenly curious what program you are drafting and rendering those images in... for i have seen your work in many different places but never had the notion to ask...
by Legend
Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:28 am
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: JSF Delayed Again: Pushed Back 13 Months
Replies: 36
Views: 16148

Re: JSF Delayed Again: Pushed Back 13 Months

A very good comparison! I think that F-22s are good for homeland defence... perhaps as that impenetrable wall that always has your back... but the F-35 in the long run is definitely the more efficient for the money. While the F-22 is superior in every way to just about anything at high altitude, the...
by Legend
Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:20 pm
Forum: The Wreck of the Bismarck
Topic: Any Research on the Fate of the Wreck of the Bismarck?
Replies: 24
Views: 25871

Re: Any Research on the Fate of the Wreck of the Bismarck?

Could Bismarck hit an iceberg like that and survive? I am thinking yes...
by Legend
Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to replace the Battleship?
Replies: 29
Views: 24745

Re: What is needed to replace the Battleship?

The railgun? The 8in gun? Anything larger than a 5" standard naval artillery is near extinct! I do suppport your point though, again bringing economical power into the equation. That was thw whole point of the OHP class!
by Legend
Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:18 pm
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to replace the Battleship?
Replies: 29
Views: 24745

Re: What is needed to replace the Battleship?

Can submarines fight terrorists or pirates? They are amazing warships, but the one thing I believe they lack in modern times is a form of surface weaponry. I wish they could cram some form of small or medium caliber weaponry. A computerized aiming system with a bofors perhaps? The one problem engine...
by Legend
Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:09 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Nuclear powered Battleship?
Replies: 187
Views: 111643

Re: Nuclear powered Battleship?

Thank you! I am currently working on a true 3D model of this warship. I am currently having trouble with making the forward bow flare correctly... I might have to make the bow in many seperate pieces.