naval fire support

  1. C

    Dutch sidekicks

    https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/09/25/dutch-navy-to-buy-armed-sidekick-ships-for-its-air-defense-frigates/ This really feels like a mini arsenal ship concept, wouldn't be surprised if they try to get this ship to be completely unmanned ( they are already mostly there with a...
    • Cjc
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    • anti-air warfare cold war ii damen schelde naval shipbuilding damen shipyards group electronic warfare israel aerospace industries kingdom of the netherlands mothership multifunctionele ondersteuningsvaartuigen naval fire support north sea robotics royal netherlands navy trific uuv
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Military
  2. uk 75

    Tiger class cruisers opinions

    The three Tiger class cruisers arouse strong opinions. As the only major non-carrier RN warships built after WW2 they mark the transition of the RN from a force built round its battleships' big guns to a missile dominated navy. The 6" and 3" guns fitted to them were supposed to be a new approach...
    • uk 75
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    • anti-submarine warfare cold war command cruiser command ship cruiser east of suez falklands war fleet air arm gun cruiser helicopter and command cruiser helicopter cruiser naval fire support north atlantic treaty organisation nsfs post-world war ii royal navy vstol carriers world war ii
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. G

    any info about the 40,000 tonne French Battleships from the 1920's?

    Ight so I'll keep this quick, but I was scrolling on navweaps.com and founds something very interesting. Apparently, there was a french 45 CM gun designed in the 1920's. Now, perhaps that may not sound correct but what really made me curious was the article itself. It discussed plans for a...
  4. J

    HEAT (shaped charge) naval ordnance in WWII...extreme penetration from relatively lightweight shells/bombs

    The French Edgar Brandt company had a design in 1940 for an eight inch shell, intended for naval guns, with HEAT functionality. My understanding is that it was projected to have, under optimal conditions, penetration of ~ 500mm / 20 inches. Brandt also was interested in the use of HEAT...
    • JWilly
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    • 1940 anti-ship edgar brandt & company french third republic high-explosive anti-tank marine nationale naval fire support world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Tzoli

    USN Fire Support Gun Proposals

    In Norman Friedman's US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History book (2002) mentions some interesting weapon systems: The wikipedia article mentions a 155mm/70 "Combustion Light Gas Gun" but no mention of the 127mm gun. The 5"/84 Pulsed-Powered and 8"/60 conventional guns are...
  6. uk 75

    A modern cruiser?

    Whenever I look at my little model of the USS Long Beach nuclear missile cruiser I find myself musing what a 21st Century version for Western navies could look like? Such a ship would replace the Ticonderoga class in the US Navy and perhaps provide Task Force escorts for the RN and MN instead...
    • uk 75
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    • 21st century anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare area air defence cruiser naval fire support ngfs nuclear powered vessels
    • Replies: 102
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  7. sferrin

    MK 71 Lightweight 8" gun.

    Not sure if this is entirely appropriate. It's a naval weapon but it's a gun. Maybe we should add a gun section? ??? At one point it was intended that the forward Mk45 on the Spruance class would be swapped out for these.
    • sferrin
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    • cold war naval fire support naval surface fire support nsfs united states united states navy
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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