Shipbucket

I don't really "get" the point you were trying to make anyway. Like Tim says, I'm not sure if you're actually trying to have an argument with us or if you are just trolling. If you want to debate, that's fine... I won't participate as I am quite busy but i'm sure there will be others who will. Your ...

A ship with 20 guns and no fire control radar that doesn't hit the target isn't nearly as useful as a ship with one gun and fire control radar who lands every single hit. ;) Well that depends how large the single gun is and how well protected the ship with 20 guns it. Most of the time though you ...

A ship with 20 guns and no fire control radar that doesn't hit the target isn't nearly as useful as a ship with one gun and fire control radar who lands every single hit. ;) Well that depends how large the single gun is and how well protected the ship with 20 guns it. Most of the time though you ...

I still think speed, armor and armament were just as important as electronics. Firepower is having more guns than the enemy so you have more firing power at the start of the engagement. Have you never played Empire Total war? :lol: You need a lot more then firepower to win in Empire, you need to ...

I think the Iowa's were the best battleships ever made or planned, followed by the Lion class. The South Dakotas are often recognized as the pinnacle of battleship development. They were more efficient to operate than the Iowas (from everything I've read). The Iowas were kept in service because ...

Consider: A Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier has a crew of 3,200, and the airwing accounts for another 2,400 or so for around 65 aircraft (Wikipedia claims the ship could carry 130 Superhornets, or up to 90 aircraft of mixed varieties). If you're running 90 aircraft, your airwing is going to have ...

Would EMALS in the future be able to speed up carrier take offs? I'm not sure (maybe someone more knowledgeable on this issue should voice an opinion), but I wouldn't expect too much. Whole launch procedure is composed of several elements, some of which have little or even nothing to do with ...

I'm only going to hit on a small number of posts here because Eswube and Colo have hit the high points. Yes I mean HMS Habbakuk. I thought the reason why they stopped it was the UK doesn't have enough wood to waste of chip for the carrier. Actually the problem with Habbakuk is that it keeps all of ...

Consider: A Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier has a crew of 3,200, and the airwing accounts for another 2,400 or so for around 65 aircraft (Wikipedia claims the ship could carry 130 Superhornets, or up to 90 aircraft of mixed varieties). If you're running 90 aircraft, your airwing is going to have ...

Yeah I think you are right. It would be more realistic to build many smaller ships that are cheap to build and easier to run. Something like the QE class but CATOBAR then build better carrier borne fight jets than the US has, along with better escorts. Rather trying to out do the US carriers, in ...