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Originally Posted by Krauter
True enough.
Theoretically speaking, if one were to replace the 16 inch guns in the after turret of an Iowa class battleship, how many railguns could you mount in a single turret (in a conventional side by side mounting)?
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Hard to say at this time, but by the time it is ready for trials, it will likely be much smaller than any 16-inch battery. It didn't specify any size in the article, but I'd be willing to bet that the prototype is already much smaller.
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Do you think the navy will design and build another ship singularly for this class of weapon? Or do you think they'll pull mothballed ships out and refit/slapdash work on current ships?
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The timeline from the article states that the Navy is shooting for 2025, so I'd say you see a combination of new ship classes and retrofitting.