Battlewagons for the 21 Century

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In amongst a thread about VSTOL planes a rather good discussion about battleships and their usefulness started, I hope it will now migrate here.
In Friedmans book about US amphibious ships there is a a good section on the US fire support ship programme derived from the USS Carronade in Vietnam.
Off you go chaps..

 

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and its coming back into fashion......



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