Track-heads and Fish-heads get together

Aircav · May 11, 2008, 02:48:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkWTISxYu8

Real life Whiffing

lancer · May 11, 2008, 06:59:14 AM

Oh, now that is just too cool!!! What a brilliant idea!! That has gotto be one of the heaviest guns mounted on any western naval warship today hasn't it? I'm sure our resident ship experts will correct me

pyro-manic · May 16, 2008, 06:21:21 PM

BAE Systems are currently working on mounting the 155mm from the AS90 self-propelled gun to the 4.5" mount used on RN warships. Good idea.

proditor · May 16, 2008, 07:05:47 PM

MONARC has been put on hold unfortunately. It seemed like a darn good idea, but in practice, there were apparently major issues and the German Navy has back-burnered it for now.

Aircav · May 17, 2008, 02:20:19 AM

Quote from: pyro-manic on May 16, 2008, 06:21:21 PM
BAE Systems are currently working on mounting the 155mm from the AS90 self-propelled gun to the 4.5" mount used on RN warships. Good idea.

I can see it now,
Royal Artillery Officer,
"Gunner, wheres the turret and gun off that AS-90 ?"

Gunner,
"It's the Navies turn to have them this week Sir"

pyro-manic · May 17, 2008, 05:07:32 PM

Heheh.

See here for more info: http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_1071114103911.html

Good idea, and very workable. Would be a very useful upgrade for the fleet, giving greatly increased firepower, and options for a whole range of new shells - guided projectiles, rocket-assisted long-range fire, etc.

Aircav · May 18, 2008, 02:51:27 AM

I still think that a turret on a warship should have two guns cos if you only have one and it stops working your stuffed......

lancer · May 18, 2008, 12:01:25 PM

It is a very good idea, and I agree with you Steve, there should be 2 guns in the turret. But I still have this vision of pongo's running along the dockside yelling 'Oi!!! Give us our gun back!!!'