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When was the last time we shot at another warship with a warship? (honest question)
by ProAm 12y ago
When was the last time we shot at another warship with a warship? (honest question)
- josefresco 12y agoSee the last paragraph of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship#World_War_II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship#World_War_II Also last paragraph of the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf#The_Battle_of_Surigao_Strait_.2825_October.29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf#The_Battle...
- yourapostasy 12y agoPossibly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bubiyan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bubiyan If ISIS grows to the point they field brown-water and/or littoral asymmetric warfare vessels (very large numbers of small craft carrying highly lethal missiles), then the expanded ammo capacity and stand-off capabilities of the railgun would likely be welcomed by the sailors on the US vessels.
- avn2109 12y agoI would be interested in knowing this too, if anybody can shed some light. Falklands war? North Koreans trying to take a South Korean ship?
- ghaff 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_naval_battles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_naval_battles The most recent ones are primarily clashes between patrol boats.