This monograph examines the U.S. Navy's proposed arsenal ship and its potential for support to land forces operating in littoral regions. The arsenal ship will attempt to replace the battleships, while adding a new deep strike capability. The paper addresses the genesis of the arsenal ship program by tracing the history of its predecessors. It examines the improvements in armor and armament along the way, and it culminates with the operational history of the Iowa class battleships. The monograph then introduces the arsenal ship program as the logical descendant of the battleship. It highlights the arsenal ship's required capabilities and concept of operations, and it attempts to compare battleship and arsenal ship capabilities. This monograph concludes with the decision that comparing the battleship and the arsenal ship is difficult at best.
Can the Arsenal Ship Replace the Battleship
1996
60 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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