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one detail (only a question) how do plan to set the parts together? tubular/polygonal cross sections or flat plates?
Missiles are preferred currently because they fulfill a basic tenant of naval surface actions, range + firepower = advantage. It's why the big guns of the armored age were the preferred weapon system of their day. They out ranged any other gun or torpedo system employed and could deliver devastating damage against an enemy. Though they had their limitations and disadvantages, as the largest naval engagement in history, The Battle of Leyte Gulf, proved.
Missiles are limited in their use as well when taking current defensive weapons and countermeasure systems into account. Warships can only carry a limited amount of missiles and once those are gone, if the battle is a decisive one, it will come down to old school guns and armor.
It's akin to modern warfare, sure technology is outstanding and should always be employed to gain every advantage over your enemy BUT modern warfare will always come down to the guys with guns. I think the same applies to naval anti surface warfare (theories of which have not been tested in 67 years).
I'm right there with you, I love seeing the big guns on warships. Sure miss our CAs and BBs =^^=
i intend to include missiles as viable anti ship weapons, but mostly for providing a killing blow, the method i have devised so far needs sustained fire to break down and through the ablative armor, missiles do damage, but tend to allow the majority of their destructive blastwave to disperse away from the target and into open air, , my intention is to have the ships fire relativly small missiles with advanced targeting systems, to hit a weakend spot, allowing the missile top penetrate into the hull, for maximun damage , as a killing blow
Armor piercing delayed detonation warheads would be devastating against armored warships. The latest development in ASM technology for the Navy has been kinetic delayed detonation ASMs. Granted modern warships lack armor except for their spall lining.
You could have these advanced ASMs strike the ship's armor at a perpendicular angle for maximum penetration in defeating the armor's exponential angle advantage. These advanced ASMs would be ideal for hitting the embedded CIC that are typically designed amidships in modern warships.
Can't wait to see how you design them. Look forward to seeing what you come up with =^^=