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Originally Posted by diver
Well it isn't supposed to be 'fun'.
And as TLAM Strike says, battling an assymetric attack by pirates or extremists or Iranian boghammers would be a very 'whites of the eyeballs' experience. I promise you when you are facing those kinds of threats all the modern firepower in the world wont eliminate your fear.
Just as Javelin missiles havnt stopped soldiers having to do nasty up close work, Harpoon missiles havnt seen the end of naval gunnery (of all calibres). I'd argue that the 5 inch mount is still the primary weapon of western escorts, except perhaps the 12.7mm.
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never meant fun in real life. Modern naval warfare is pretty dull, but if you put a mixed WWII fleet vs another mixed WWII fleet, it would be VERY interesting. If a massive fleet battled one another today, itd be over in minutes. if they didnt sic nukes on one another, theyd just unleash a cascade of ASMs on each other.
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