EJM wrote:
But where exactly are those positions? It's hard to tell in the pics, particuarly the Navsource one, but it appears they are on the main deck near the 5" gun spots. One refueling spot is between the starboard aft 5" gun mount and the refueling kingpost. The other one is hard to tell.
. All of the fittings were removed upon decommissioning. You'll have to look somewhere else I believe.
EJM wrote:
About radars and sensors.........
I'm planning to have the following:
1-2x SPQ-9B radars (Do I need 1 or 2 for the six 5"/62 cal. Mark 45 guns I plan to have?)
It depends on what you want the ship's capabilities to be. One can provide all radar inputs to the GFCS.
EJM wrote:
...2-4x Mk.95 illuminators for Seasparrow launchers.
1x SPS-49 radar
1x SPS-48 radar
1x SPS-67 radar
2x SLQ-32 ECM
2-4x OE-82C Satcom antennas
What else am I missing or do I need to have?
That covers a lot of stuff, but again it's a question of what do you want the battleship's mission to be? That will dictate what radars, equipment, etc you put on it. For instance, if you want it to do what I have in mind, then you would build the model I have described in this thread. If yours answers different missions, then you configure it differently.
EJM wrote:
Do I need some sort of radar/sensor system for the MLRS I plan to have that I talked to you about in PM?
I don't know a lot about the workings of the MLRS. You would need a way to program, guide, and target the weapons.
EJM wrote:
And lastly, any changes to ship's boats and boat handling equipment?
What do you want the boat capability to be? If you just want it to be standard modern Navy, RHIBs. Because the missions my battleship is arranged to meet, my boat arrangement is going to be totally different than normal ships.
I look forward to the thoughts behind your BB!