Iowa's Yamato Attacks

It influenced future generations of soldiers and equipment to advance both tactically and technically, greatly increasing the multi-role diversity and capabilities of the Air Defense Artillery systems of today’s United States Army. Compared to the Patriot Launcher Missile system, it showed that Air Defense units could be multifaceted. Like the M42 Duster (SPAAG), the Patriot system demonstrated excellent destruction ratio for aircraft but the system also worked well in defense of TBM’s (Tactical Ballistic

During World War 2, she was fitted with nine, 16 inch barrelled cannons that fired 406mm nuclear shells, several Oerlikon 20mm and Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and finally, her third weaponry consisted of twenty, 5 inch (130 mm)/38 caliber guns in twin mounts, which could fire at targets up to 14 miles away. In addition, after the Korean war, the USS Iowa was decommissioned for repair and upgrades. These upgrades included: Four MK 141 quad cell launchers for 16 AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, eight Armored Box Launcher mounts for 32 BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles, and a quartet of the Phalanx Close-in weapon system Gatling guns for defense against enemy anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft. Iowa was the first battleship to receive the RQ-2 Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. She could carry up to eight of the remotely controlled drones, which replaced the helicopters previously used to spot for her nine 16 inch (410 mm)/50 cal Mark 7 guns. Sadly, in 1989 turret two of the USS Iowa malfunctioned during a weapons test, consequently exploding and killing 47 crewmen in the accident. Furthermore, because of that fiasco, “The Grey Ghost” was doomed to a museum ship fate. The USS Iowa was left to rust at the Port of Los Angeles for all of

Soon after, torpedoes pierced the USS Oklahoma. The Oklahoma lost balance, rolled onto it’s side and slipped underwater along with 400 sailors on board. By the time the attack was over, every battleship in Pearl Harbor had sustained significant damage, but could be not be repaired (All but USS Arizona and USS Utah were eventually salvaged and repaired.) These included the USS Oklahoma, USS California, USS West Virginia, USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee and the USS Nevada. This attack lasted only two hours, but the destruction was devastating. The Japanese managed to destroy almost 20 American naval vessels along with eight enormous battleships, and over three hundred airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and 1,000 were wounded. Almost half of the casualties occurred on on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which was hit with four times by Japanese bombers. Twenty-three sets of brothers died aboard the ship. There were 37 pairs or trios of brothers aboard the USS Arizona the day of the attack. Of these 77 men, 63 died, and 23 sets of brothers died. Only one full set of brothers survived the

The Japanese had the edge in this battle with their superior technology. The Japanese’s planes were stronger, and the Japanese zeroes were faster, more maneuverable, and weighed less. However, if there were hit the driver would most likely die because there was no protection for the pilot. The Japanese had a stronger and larger fleet, the Kido Butai, thought to have 6 carriers, but two of them were in Japan for maintenance from earlier battles. They had 4 carriers the Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu they had more destroyers, and a much stronger squadron of planes. During the battle of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese thought they had sunk four of the air craft carriers, but they had only sunk two of them (Decision 219). The Japanese had been on a rampage in the Pacific and thought they had the battle in the bag, they thought they destroyed the USS Yorktown at Pearl Harbor, but they only damaged it, and they didn’t hurt the shipyards their enough. This event led to more ships to come from Hawaii later on in the war to help the U.S eventually make their way to Japan itself. The Japanese had the advantage in skill and practice. They had pilots and officers that had led their battalion of ships throughout the pacific to make an empire, or they were on their way to take over the

You can use a naval vessel for more than just fighting. You could use them for non-military purposes such as rescuing vessels and it could help when disaster strikes. A battleship can turn a war or find a diplomatic solution to a problem, but you can also use them to fight if necessary. All battleships need mobility, firepower, and they need to be able to survive until they engage the enemy (Dougherty 6).

Bombs at Pearl Harbor were devastating. The reason is because most bombs drop were torpedoes. These already do incredible damage on their own but in water the effects are worse. A bomb creates a wave of gas. This rapidly expanding gas, called a pressure wave, is the key to any explosives destructive power. If the pressure wave is fast enough to break the sound barrier, it generates a powerful shock wave. This wave can tear through metal and send shrapnel flying.

2,403 Americans lost their lives and over 1,178 were wounded. Five battleships and eighteen ships sunk or disabled from torpedoes dropped by the Japanese. Arizona exploded and sank with killing 1,117 officers. The wreck still lies under the Pearl Harbor with many sailors who were still stuck in the ship after the explosion. Nevada, California, West Virginia sank releasing burning oil making it hard for sailors to escape. Japanese had only lost

The battle of Midway saw the sinking of the Japanese carriers, Akagi; Soryu; Hiryu and Kaga as well as the cruiser Mikuma. The American navy lost one carrier which was the USS Yorktown. The Battle resulted in the deaths of 2500 Japanese navy men and 307 deaths to the American navy. The Japanese had lost invaluable sailors in the battle as the crew on board the aircraft carriers were highly trained and had many years of experience working on the complex carriers.(Source E) So when the Japanese started to build new aircraft carriers they found that it was difficult to appoint crew has many had not enough experience, this heavily delayed and cost the Japanese as by this stage the American army had begun their campaign in taking back the islands the Japanese had taken over months before.

Having in-direct fire assets helped to impact the battle of Okinawa enormously. There were dilemmas, troubles, and endeavors. This battle leads to the progression of our artillery. It educated the military and artillery showing it is difficult to shoot, move, and communicate effectively when moving with the fast pace of a battle. Throughout the 82 day battle, they used marine air, artillery, mortars, and naval gunfire. Artillery provided fires delaying, disrupting, and destroying the enemy, proving who the true king of battle is.

The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser is a large and powerful surface combatant in the United States Navy. The cruiser has the ability to engage short range air, undersea and surface targets, as well as a long range strike capability. With around 300 crew and 30 officers (Navy 4), this billion-dollar warship (Navy 4) can serve in many roles when it comes to the mission of the United States Navy.

When one hears the word “Navy”, one generally thinks of ships and submarines, which is a correct but incomplete picture. Light aircraft, especially fighters, have been crucial to naval operations since the creation of the aircraft carrier (Taylor and Guilmartin). BAck in World War II, the United States Navy (USN) possessed three primary fighters. The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the Navy’s first and most basic fighter, with heavy armor, good maneuverability and decent performance at high altitude, but also with a slow top speed and climb rate. Eventually, General Motors’ FM-2 variant entered service as a more advanced version of the Wildcat, but it failed to overcome all of the original model’s deficiencies (Crawford). The F4F’s intended successor,

The ships’ main weapons are twin 155mm BAE Systems Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) designed to fire a specialized rocket assisted guided round to attack land targets – Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Land Attack Projectile. he Rheinmetall laser isn't a single weapon, but two laser modules mounted on Oerlikon Revolver Gun air defense turrets with additional modules for the power supply. The lasers are combined using Rheinmetall's Beam Superimposing Technology (BST) to focus a 30 kW and a 20 kW laser on the same spot. This gives it the destructive power of a single 50 kW laser. The Rheinmetall laser is two laser modules mounted on Oerlikon Revolver Gun air defense turrets with additional modules for the power supply. The lasers are combined using Rheinmetall's Beam Superimposing Technology (BST) to focus a 30 kW and a 20 kW laser on the same spot. This gives it the destructive power of a single 50 kW

The United States Navy calls its Nimitz class aircraft carriers “4.5 acres of sovereign and mobile American territory” and highlights their importance to American strategy by noting that an “aircraft carrier doesn’t just launch aircraft – it projects power”. The aircraft carrier has an ability like no other war vessel to deploy aircraft and serve as a base of operations for a wide variety of military activities. As a result, the US Navy forms entire battlegroups or fleets around the use of these vessels and regularly deploys them abroad to meet their strategic objectives. Given that air power is a relatively recent development in the grand scheme of military history, the speed of contemporary development in aircraft carriers is

As the heart of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Seventh Fleet, the aircraft carrier must carry its 100,000 ton weight in this fight. The CSG must find a way to counter the A2/AD threat in order to be an effective tool in the South China Sea, and the reported $14 billion dollar price tag says that it better. The planned composition of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW) consists of 3 FA-18E/F, 1 F/A-18G, 1 F-35C, 1 E-2D, and 2 MH-60 squadrons. The scope of this research is limited to the need to protect the carrier strike group from attacking aircraft and striking ground and sea based targets on the Chinese coast. For this intent, the capabilities and limitations of the E-2D and MH-60 are not of immediate concern. However, it is important to fully analyze not only the capabilities, but the limitations of the strike-fighter aircraft in the air wing. Each FA-18E/F squadron consists of 12 aircraft that have the ability to perform both the air-to-air and air-to-ground role as well as perform airborne refueling. The requirement to perform airborne refueling is extremely important as the S-3 Viking was removed from service in 2009. The FA-18E/F has a limited combat radius of less than 400nm without airborne refueling, considerably less than what would be required to strike any targets under the 1200nm protective ring of Chinese DF-21 missiles. A

USS Enterprise needed to defend herself from enemy bombers and torpedo planes,and for the reason, she had an armada of AAA guns. However, in the starting years of the war, her AAA suite was not adequate. She was armed with 8 5in/38 cal rifles, 16 1.1 in guns in quad mounts and 24 12.7(50 cal) machine guns. The 5 in and the 1.1”Chicago piano” as it was called, were deafening, yet unable to hit the target, and the 50 cals could only spray tiny shells in the incoming direction of an attacking plane. However, “The Lucky E’s” observers saw the issues . Her 50 cals were replaced with the more rugged and powerful 20mm oerlikon guns, could more likely penetrate the armor of the attacking warplanes. Also in late 1942, her Chicago piano’s were replaced by the 40mm bofors L/60, which was the cream of the crop of mid-range AAA guns.