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Ohio class SSBN.

Missiles removed.

Interior decks in missile compartment removed, leaving an enormous five story cavity inside the submarine, which is then used to insert...

The turret barbette of an Iowa class BB, topped with a triple turret of 16" guns.

Result: Sub-mounted Iowa turret.

Surface, bombard shore, dive.

Practical?

Not too practical?

Too problematic?

Stupid?

Other?

ROFL!

Manji wrote:Stupid?

Yes.

Pablo Sanchez wrote: Yes.

Very.

Why would we take a sub and simultaneously lower both its firepower and range and versatility while making it more detectable? It just doesn't work.

Once again, really, really retarded. And it can't even be done, since the turret barbette is far too wide anyway, and besides its heavy enough to sink the ship.

A better idea is to load up the space with MLRS type rockets or VLS tubes. As a matter of fact, that's what they want to do to the four subs already in the reserve fleet.

A better idea is to load up the space with MLRS type rockets or VLS tubes. As a matter of fact, that's what they want to do to the four subs already in the reserve fleet.

Yeah, they wanna make 4 boomers into cruise missle submarines. I dont see the need considering that 688 subs, destroyers, cruisers, B-52's, etc can all already carry cruise missles.

Gee, could it be the boomer community is trying to find a role for itself.

But RayCav is right, its a better idea than putting a huge turret on a sub.
I wonder if the sub would do a full barrel roll after firing such a big gun?

TrailerParkJawa wrote: But RayCav is right, its a better idea than putting a huge turret on a sub.
I wonder if the sub would do a full barrel roll after firing such a big gun? :P

More likely half barrel roll, then a thousand foot dive.

STOP PLEASE! NO MORE MORONIC IDEAS!

IT"S LIKE WATCHING VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE AT ONCE!!!!

FOR THE LOVE OF BOB STOP!!!!!!

Stupid and pointless, the recoil is too much for the hull, and the turret too wide..


However, its not as absurd as his other ideas, The British after all mounted a 12 inch gun removed from a predreanought on the three subs of the M class in 1917.

They could surface, fire and dive in 90 seconds and had 40 rounds of ammunition. However reloading required a full surfacing.

They proved quite useless, and two were converted to other roles in 1927, the third was rammed and sunk by accident in 1925

Better than the mile long blimp.

Hard to say. I think the blimp could fire its weaponry without self-destructing.