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Jeff Wong wrote:
> 
> > : Actually, closer to 20 miles(the shells, NOT the self-propelled stuff),
> > : but we get the picture :-)
> >
> > actually i read it from a local paper that the royal malaysian navy
> > intends to install a 100+ miles gun on their future frigates.
> >
> > dont ask me how, cos i also dunno, that's wat their chief of navy said.
> >
> > anyway the malaysian armed forces always love to exhagerate a little bit
> > to make their citizen feel super.
> >
> > smile
> 
> Actually, guns are being phased out on all modern navies because of the
> difficulty of operating them and the amount of weight required on the
> firing ship to keep the whole thing from sinking. A 100-mile gun is pretty
> useless since there is no guidance. When the shell has travelled the max
> range, the target will have already moved out of the way.

But if its under 20 miles (which is a reasonable shot for a late WWII
ship) then you can use laser guidance. OK so thats modern technology and
old boats  but it has been done and does work. Since the rounds are
sub-caliber a maximum range of around 20-25 miles is reasonable. As long
as you can see the target you can hit it. assuming that the target isn't
moving to fast that is, obviously you can't steer shells around corners.

Anyway a cruser has about 2-3 times the range of a girl with a pair of
pistols and you think thats to far? who said games had anything to do
with reality.

Andrew