how effective is naval gunfire as compared to the aviation element for close air support....................?

Question

for troops storming a beach head and even in an urban enviroment? is naval gunfire accurate in an urban enviroment?

Answer 1

Naval gunfire is exceptional in certain situations. For bombarding a beach prior to an assualt, the ships can fire more rounds over a longer period of time than an aircraft strike.

Naval gunfire is very useful in the supression of anti-aircraft fire, providing the aircraft a safer flight in and out. It is also useable at any point and in weather that aircraft cannot fly in. With the current navigation systems and computer targeting, accuracy can be absolutely phenominal. I've seen a ship hit a 4x8 sheet of plywood with a single round.

Naval ships are on site and ready to fire at a moments notice, where aircraft take time to vector in.

Urban warfare is not the forte of Naval Gunfire. It is predominantly an indirect fire weapon, which means it can drop over and behind hills and that sort of things. Various buildings can be a real challenge. Aerial bursts can be effective.

Answer 2

Sorry but the last of the big guns, USS New Jersey, was refurbished and then retired in 2001, and is now berthed on the Camden NJ waterfront.

The battleships replacement , the Tomahawk Missile, is very effective on stationary targets. Naval bombardment is (and always will be) a vital portion of the overall picture. Close Air Support is very tricky, and there are many considerations as to what type of ordnance should be used.
Besides close air support, and Naval bombardment don't forget the third component, artillery. They each have a roll to play, and all are necessary.

Answer 3

A 16" cannon round, if fired within 25 miles is exceptionally accurate. Just hope the target is more than 100 yards away.

Otherwise, the Navy relies upon missles. Missle Frigates comprise a startling ammount of naval vessels. Also with CIWS, they make for great platforms for launches, since anything flying faster than 80 knots will be knocked out by 20mm Anti-Aircraft bullets fired at a rate of 3000 rounds a minute.

Answer 4

naval gunfire suupport of (ngfs) is only as good as the spotters on the beach, yes it can be used effectivly against urban combat,
although the navy no longer utilizes the 16" gun it does use the 5" gun which only has a max rage of 9-13 miles.

Answer 5

Naval and artillery hearth is accessible 24/7 in any whether and can take care of the troops constantly mutually as plane can in elementary terms attack in respectable climate and can stay in elementary terms as long as there gas and bombs final it extremely is often 2 or 3 passes. The plane even have many extra missions to divide up there time so as that they are able to in elementary terms stay so long. Artillery remains with the troops all of the time. It additionally fee alot much less to shell the undesirable adult males than to bomb them. shells fee hundreds even hundreds yet bombs fee hundreds of thousands to no longer point out the hundreds of thousands spent putting that airplane interior the air no longer so for artillery. Accuracy clever there is not any distinction as the two have GPS guided munitions and hearth controls.

Answer 6

Naval Artillery is outdated fairly much. Close Air Support or Cruise Missiles are the modern way.

Answer 7

They can fire tomahawk cruise missles that can fly down a street and hit the thrid door on the left. We don't use very many dumb bombs any more.

Answer 8

intell.

A good F.O. on the scene.

I could very well be wrong but I think Vietnam was the last time a Naval gun salvo was fired in combat.