What-If Arleigh Burke with big guns

[Admhawk]

I wanted to share this with all the WHIFFERs out there, cuz I think it's pretty funny. I'm not a big fan of Whifs, but it can be interesting to see what might have been.

In doing so, I am revealing my secret pastime of watching B movies.

Anyway, a real bad movie I just watched (Bermuda Tentacles) has these Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers with 16" Iowa Turrets mounted. Aside from the fact that it would swamp the ship, it looks pretty cool!

[EJM]

Looks more like the smaller 8" turrets found on WWII battlecruisers and heavy cruisers.

[Admhawk]

Looks more like the smaller 8" turrets found on WWII battlecruisers and heavy cruisers.

I don't think so, the shape is more accurate for an Iowa turret. They are scaled down to fit the Burke hull though, so who knows what size the guns would be.

[warspite63]

Looks like 3 twin 5"/38's on each beam too. Interesting

[EJM]

Looks like 3 twin 5"/38's on each beam too. Interesting

Yep. Looks like one right behind the aft portside SPY-1 panel which IMO, is a stupid location. This is why I don't watch B-grade movies. Too cheap, cheesy, bad plots, no historical/technical accuracy, etc., etc.

[Admhawk]

This is why I don't watch B-grade movies. Too cheap, cheesy, bad plots, no historical/technical accuracy, etc., etc.

But it's soooo much fun laughing at them!!!!

[mitchell300]

Looks more like the smaller 8" turrets found on WWII battlecruisers and heavy cruisers.

12 inch trips from the CBs looked exactly like iowa turrets to.