Re: Naval Gunfire Question

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:05:07 -0800, "a425couple"
<a425couple@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Advantages against a symmetric force certainly seem present.
Seems like there are some disadvantages against a
close in small target.

During the early stages of Viet Nam, the USS Longbeach was rather
hurriedly fitted with a pair of 5 inch (54s IIRC) after being
essentially chased around the Gulf of Tonkin by some MTBs and they
sudenly realized that they had nothing in their weapons suite between
Terrier and rifles.

OTOH the USN has always shown itself adept at modifying what it has to
match it requirements. For instace the conversion of PT boats in the
Solomons to "barge hunters" by the removal of two torpedo tubes and
the addition of several more guns. They are currently modifying their
Burkes "on the fly" for small surface target hunting and arming the
Great Lakes cutters. I wouldn't be surprised to see the USN adopt some
sort of medium Coast Guard Cutter platform to modify as required
specifically for such coastal work.

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