Iowa-Class Battleships: Could They Make the Ultimate Comeback in 60 Days?

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Iowa-Class Battleships: Could They Make the Ultimate Comeback in 60 Days?
Story by Brandon J. Weichert • 1d

What You Need to Know: The notion of reactivating battleships like the USS New Jersey may spark nostalgia, but it’s strategically outdated. Popular Mechanics recently speculated about a 60-day revival plan, but battleships lack the long-range strike capacity required for modern warfare dominated by anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) systems and hypersonic weapons.
 
-Besides the prohibitive reactivation costs and human capital demands, battleships require extensive maintenance and outdated shells. Instead, the U.S. Navy should focus on cost-effective, easily replaceable assets like unmanned systems and hypersonic technologies.

-Prioritizing these modern systems offers greater strategic advantage in a battlefield that increasingly values distance and technological efficiency over armor.

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iowa-class-battleships-could-they-make-the-ultimate-comeback-in-60-days/ar-AA1q3Z8l?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=f8b0b0e871984d80aa65ed54036f9906&ei=29

[rangerrebew]

Could Ford bring back the Edsel in 60 days and call it an EV?

[AL]

Great idea.  Put an all female crew aboard.  Order the ship to do a shakedown.  Load the guns and see if they still work.  Let's see what happens.  {full load of sarcasm}