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Guided 15-inch shells and revised range estimates

A suggestion to add guidance fins clarifies the ammunition concept and prompts a larger speculative range estimate.

Question

Why not fit fins and guidance to the proposed 15-inch shells?

Short answer

That is already the Vulcano-like concept under discussion; reconsidering smaller guided rounds leads to a much larger estimate for the hypothetical heavy shell.

Notes

Guided fins are already part of the ammunition concept being imagined. The panel reconsiders the smaller-caliber range figures and whether some refer to 5-inch or 6-inch ammunition. A figure of up to 120 km is then discussed. On that comparison, the initial 150 km estimate for a hypothetical 15-inch shell appears conservative, and 240-300 km is suggested. These changing estimates remain speculation about an unbuilt weapon.