Kaijuu Jieitai - Vol. 20 Ch. 63 - Dream Team

[GingerMafia48]

Honestly, as an American with an interest in naval history, I am a little disappointed that the author and artist didn't consider the American battleships as anti-monster weapons.
Discounting any claims of copying the Battleship! movie, it seems that the major problem in combating the newest monster is the inability to use guided projectiles. The several Iowa class battleships could be some of the best options in that regard, with an operational range of ~23 miles with the main guns, firing 16-inch half-ton projectiles. There's even the High Explosive and Armor Piercing options to consider.
As discussed on the Battleship New Jersey YouTube channel, all of the US museum battleships are fully capable of being refitted and rearmed if necessary. Additionally, given the stereotypical American nuclear response, the battleships were at one point equiped with nuclear warheads. And the Missouri is right there, in Hawaii!
I am just a little bummed out by the missing potential for the story that these options provide. There's not much more American than the battleship.

 

[Gold_Scale]

Sorry guys i decide to wait for Volume 21 of Kaijuu Jieitai it came out in 9/12. See you when it come out

 

[Lamasis]

Honestly, as an American with an interest in naval history, I am a little disappointed that the author and artist didn't consider the American battleships as anti-monster weapons.
Discounting any claims of copying the Battleship! movie, it seems that the major problem in combating the newest monster is the inability to use guided projectiles. The several Iowa class battleships could be some of the best options in that regard, with an operational range of ~23 miles with the main guns, firing 16-inch half-ton projectiles. There's even the High Explosive and Armor Piercing options to consider.
As discussed on the Battleship New Jersey YouTube channel, all of the US museum battleships are fully capable of being refitted and rearmed if necessary. Additionally, given the stereotypical American nuclear response, the battleships were at one point equiped with nuclear warheads. And the Missouri is right there, in Hawaii!
I am just a little bummed out by the missing potential for the story that these options provide. There's not much more American than the battleship.

Doesn't Nues attack reach farther than 23 miles? Couldn't find that blurb anymore.

 

[rluka]

Doesn't Nues attack reach farther than 23 miles? Couldn't find that blurb anymore.

Previous chapter, when the Nimrod do their briefing after Konoe arrives.
They predict it to be 40~60 miles.

I’m still wondering if it’s line of sight or can move following earth curvature though.
Maybe we can see that next if it try to zap the ships that launched the failed missiles.

As discussed on the Battleship New Jersey YouTube channel, all of the US museum battleships are fully capable of being refitted and rearmed if necessary. Additionally, given the stereotypical American nuclear response, the battleships were at one point equiped with nuclear warheads. And the Missouri is right there, in Hawaii!

Does that include the navy having ready supply of the ammunition for those big guns?

 

[Lamasis]

Previous chapter, when the Nimrod do their briefing after Konoe arrives.
They predict it to be 40~60 miles.

I’m still wondering if it’s line of sight or can move following earth curvature though.
Maybe we can see that next if it try to zap the ships that launched the failed missiles.

Does that include the navy having ready supply of the ammunition for those big guns?

That would make the battleships useless. Naval mines might have been more viable. Or napalm. Or maybe build floating platforms for atillery. Or some other methods.