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Alternate Iowa Class BBG Variants
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Object Type: Ship, Battleship
Tags: Iowa, Ship Mod, Iowa Class, BBG, Missile Battleship, Extended Range
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Alternate Iowa Class BBG Variants

Description
A fictional alternate modernization for an Iowa class battleship to increase its air defense and ASuW capabilities to about roughly on par with heavier Soviet surface assets while staying within the timeframe of the game (as much as I love VLS). Contemporaneous systems from other USN classes have been added in a semi-realistic fashion.

Modernizations include:

- 16" HE-ER Mark 148 Shells- Extended range projectiles developed during the 1980s for the Mark 7 guns. The 13.65" saboted projectile extended the range of the main battery in excess of 70,000 yards.
- 5" Mark 58 Rocket Assisted Projectiles- 5" rounds developed in the 60s with a portion of the round dedicated to a rocket motor for extended range.
- 5"/54 Mark 42 Guns- Modern autoloading 5" DP guns with a faster rate of fire and range compared to the older twin 5"/38.
- RGM-84 Harpoons- Unchanged from historic modernization.
- RGM-109B Tomahawks- Increased fit of TASMs for increased long range ASuW lethality.
- Mark 22 GMLS- Single arm launcher with associated AN/SPG-51 fire control radars. 16 round magazines loaded with SM-1MR SAMs.
- Phalanx CIWS- Unchanged from historic modernization.

UPDATE 0.2:
- Included class variants: dedicated NGFS version with 6 Mark 42 guns and TLAM fit, AAW with 8 Mark 22 GMLS and 128 SM-1MR SAMs, and a general purpose ASuW BBG sticking with the style of the original mod.
- 5" RAP rounds added for the secondary battery on applicable variants.
- Switched to original Iowa class names.
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Its_Marc 4 Feb @ 3:46pm 
One suggestion id say would be potentially removing or making a version without the middle most GMLS since it would have a very limited arc of fire given the tomahawks are right next to it. As well as that you would be able to remove the other rangefinder and controller since you've replace the older 5" guns. You already did for the forward most one, so might as well get rid of the others and use their spaces for something else.
Decadence 10 Jan @ 9:53am 
That would be sick, I can definitely see the appeal to that.
darkstar  [author] 10 Jan @ 7:18am 
Adding more GMLS is really only limited by the space for FCR, but I may be able to squeeze a few more in by going for a completely 5"-less version. May also add a version of the historic refit with just the ER shells added for those that just want that.
Decadence 10 Jan @ 7:00am 
That's awesome, thanks for the quick reply.Considering this is the only Iowa kitbash that doesn't upgrade them with future tech, I'd say this is the best one so far. Thanks! (Also, maybe there can be some loadouts with all MK 13 and some with MK 42? If it's not too much, I think that would give more versatility)
darkstar  [author] 10 Jan @ 6:05am 
Testing purposes for ship class creation on my own end. Next update will include different loadout fits as well as og Iowa names.
Decadence 10 Jan @ 5:10am 
Also, why not use the vanilla Iowa class names?
Decadence 10 Jan @ 4:33am 
On Foxx's idea, maybe have a couple of different loadouts, with and without TLAMs, similar to Goldleader's FY 1993 Iowa mod.
Commie Needs Cummies 9 Jan @ 12:44pm 
there are so many iowa proposals i would love to see !
Foxx_of_NOD 9 Jan @ 10:50am 
@darkstar It's worth mentioning that having the same weapon being launched from multiple different kinds of launchers does in fact work and in particular the game is just fine at splitting harpoon salvos between the available launchers.
Snake Eater 9 Jan @ 8:53am 
Awesome! Another Iowa for my massive battleship fleet.