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  1. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    You are more likely to see LNG/Propane engines than methane ones due to how hydrocarbons work. Although, to be honest, bio-diesel is just a tad less energetic than regular diesel. More like keep the price floor intact. The US is incredibly capable in the corn-growing department and -to be...
  2. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    Actually, with a fission reactor of sufficient size, you can literally synthesize any hydrocarbon. Er, sensor tech is slowly getting to the point that ECM is... not that good unless you deny the spectrum to everyone. IR seekers have been a combination of UV/IR sensors since the Stinger came out...
  3. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    They're not, despite what people would tell you.
  4. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    Here's the thing, BBs won't really return. Ever. Why? Zone of Control. Unless you get literal 'it flies, it dies' and 'unless you're using exotic shit for stealth (i.e. out of phase with reality/not part of our reality levels of exotic)' technologies, aircraft carriers will rule until space...
  5. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    It is already getting some field testing, from what I can scrounge up. During the Able and Baker tests of Operation Crossroads, the ships there were parked incredibly close to the detonations, and some 13 ships were sunk by the blasts while the rest came out of it with only large amounts of...
  6. Aaron Fox

    What would be necessary conditions for battleships in the modern era?

    With Q-Radar bring developed and likely proliferating, I would scratch electronic warfare entirely as the Q-Radar would see that and go 'yeah, not my return' and ignore enemy E-War. Note that all future aircraft are getting some level of stealth built into them. It is likely that, if stealth...
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