long range rangefinders and RADAR

[gordo8000]

Question. What's with the overly long hull?

[gordo8000]

Against jets, no, the 20 mils would be pretty much useless. The US Navy phased out the 20mm and 40mm immediately after WW2 and replaced them with 3inch guns.

[TimothyC]

Look at CA-139 in the archive and the most recently updated Iowas for a general idea. Colo has also done some examples of late-war radar fits in the USN parts thread.

[KES Paige captain]

except, as u can see, the KES Graceling is equiped with two turrets of three railguns. thses guns are able to lob a shell 45 miles accurately. is there a rangefinder and RADAR like that? i will look

[Colosseum]

except, as u can see, the KES Graceling is equiped with two turrets of three railguns. thses guns are able to lob a shell 45 miles accurately. is there a rangefinder and RADAR like that? i will look

So it's a ship with WWII weapons... and railguns?

[gordo8000]

If that's the case, why is it equipped with WW2-era 5inch turrets and 20mm Oerlikons? If the country or organization that supposedly built it has access to that kind of technology, why would it use 1940's era equipment?

[gordo8000]

Pardon me, but aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! Your ships so confusing!

[TimothyC]

except, as u can see, the KES Graceling is equipped with two turrets of three railguns. These guns are able to lob a shell 45 miles accurately. is there a rangefinder and RADAR like that? i will look

No. You are firing over the radar horizon. To get a radar that can spot a 15m high target ~83km (~45n.m) away requires a radar that is ~266m off of the surface. To put that into perspective, Think about the Eiffel Tower. This is why targeting tends to be offloaded from the launch platform.

Also, you've got equipment on there from way, way to many eras. A modern ship with rail guns isn't going to mount 5"/38s.

[KES Paige captain]

yeah, i know. i just started so help me. btw, would the radars and rangefinders from this ship work? and if you had a Rangefinder strapped to a small RC blimb tied to a cable, could u see over the horizon?

[KES Paige captain]

and i guess the railguns in my AU where invented early, but i will try to replace the 5"s. what guns should i use, for AA and secondary batteries?