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minus-squareOsaErisXerolinkfedilink18•7 months agoAre we not going to talk about the, what, 17" dual turret in front of the elevator?
minus-square𝔄 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔰𝔢linkEnglish3•edit-27 months ago17" CIWS Same fire rate. Edit: Okay, imma do some math. Let’s be generous and use a 16" gun because I couldn’t find a modern 17" gun. At 1,225 kg and 75 rounds/second that’s 91,875 kg or almost 92 tons of projectiles going down range. At 762 m/s for the AP projectile that would be 7.001 × 10^7 N of force, or 77.5 Boeing 747s at full thrust. That ship might roll a tad.
Are we not going to talk about the, what, 17" dual turret in front of the elevator?
All ships need more dakka.
17" CIWS
Same fire rate.
Edit: Okay, imma do some math. Let’s be generous and use a 16" gun because I couldn’t find a modern 17" gun.
At 1,225 kg and 75 rounds/second that’s 91,875 kg or almost 92 tons of projectiles going down range.
At 762 m/s for the AP projectile that would be 7.001 × 10^7 N of force, or 77.5 Boeing 747s at full thrust.
That ship might roll a tad.