re: #344 Iron Fist

Unfortunately, I think the Navy is making the same mistake they, and the Air Force, made in the early 60’s regarding fighters - but not equipping them with guns. Many of the newer ships seem to have fewer and smaller guns - and a heavier dependency on missiles (particularly vertically launched). One of the early lessons learned from the grounding of the USS Port Royal was that the stress / twisting of the hull jammed many of the vertical launch tube hatches closed rendering those missiles unusable.