Arleigh Burke Destroyer in WWII Pacific Theater
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:14 am
The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), lead ship of its class, is transported back in time to Pearl Harbor in January of 1942, a month after the Japanese attack. All 281 trained crew members and its full armament included:
1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems with 90 × RIM-156 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc missiles
1 × Mark 45 5/54 in (127/54 mm)
2 × 25 mm chain gun
4 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
How quickly could an advanced vessel such as the Aleigh Burke make its presence felt in the pacific? As hypothetical commander of all US forces in the Pacific, how would you use your new found toy ?
1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems with 90 × RIM-156 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc missiles
1 × Mark 45 5/54 in (127/54 mm)
2 × 25 mm chain gun
4 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
How quickly could an advanced vessel such as the Aleigh Burke make its presence felt in the pacific? As hypothetical commander of all US forces in the Pacific, how would you use your new found toy ?