Re: Aircraft Vs Dreadnoughts (Which is what the topic mutated into :o)

Bif Smith wrote:

>
>
> A question is how much dammage would even a exocet do to the armour of
a
> iowa BB? The missile in question was leathal to the HMS sheffield in
the
> falklands, but the sheff was tin foil armour. Just a question.
>
> BIF
>  "yorkshire born,yorkshire bred,
>  strong in arms, thick in head"

Very little, unless there was enough old paint on the Iowa to fuel a
major
fire.  A major fire on board the Iowa could cause the ship's loss, even
if it