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From: hall@birds.EBay.Sun.COM (Scott Hallmark)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: RPV on Iowas
Message-ID: <1990Dec5.025946.5693@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 5 Dec 90 02:59:46 GMT
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From: hall@birds.EBay.Sun.COM (Scott Hallmark)

In article <1990Nov29.014302.24448@cbnews.att.com>, jap2_ss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (The Mad Mathematician) writes:
>I just got a look at the 90-91 Jane's Fighting Ships, and in the
>USA section, under the Iowas, there is mention that the battleships
>are now carrying Israeli RPVs. Could someone send me some details
>on the vehicles, and what are their projected uses?

 These RPVs were not a permanent fixture on the Battleships. But the
Iowa class BB has a main mission ASUW/NGFS so the RPV could provide
valuable time sensitive targeting data. These would be handy for bracketing
a target if the MK13 & MK25 went down.

>Also, is there any plan now as to what the Navy is going to do
>with the homeporting idea now that the two battleships are going
>back into mothballs?  (Opinion: mothballing them is a dumb idea.)
>Thanks for the info.

 I don't have any idea about the USS Wisconsin, but my guess would be
that the USS Missouri would stay in Long Beach, because Long Beach has
all the facilities to support two battleships.


 Scott Hallmark Ex-EW1 USS Missouri plankowner.


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