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Old 04-20-2017, 05:37 PM   #1
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Fighting any navy?
Do we out fit the Iowa's with rail guns and bring them out?...

Honest question.
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Do we out fit the Iowa's with rail guns and bring them out?...

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What are you talking about here? Honest question.
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Old 04-20-2017, 06:03 PM   #3
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Do we out fit the Iowa's with rail guns and bring them out?...

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Iowa has a navy? Are they on our side?
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Iowa has a navy? Are they on our side?
I thought Iowa was land-locked???
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Do we out fit the Iowa's with rail guns and bring them out?... Honest question.
The Navy doesn't own them anymore. They were donated and all now serve as museum ships.
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What are you talking about here? Honest question.
The 4 Iowa class battleships which were the last battleships the US built.
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Do we out fit the Iowa's with rail guns and bring them out?...

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They are cool as hell and very intimidating but also very obsolete in this day and age. I toured the Wisconsin a few years ago.
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