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Poohbah dont you realize that the terrorists would have to fight through 1500 crewmen?

You mean that EVERY SINGLE CREWMAN will be between the point of entry into the ship's interior and the magazine access? Wow.

IT takes about 10 minutes to reach the forward magazine from the deck.

I've heard tell from a BB veteran that it takes less than two if you've studied the blueprints. BTW, did you know the as-builts are available from NARA?

Maybe 200 or more terrorists with bombs strapped to their chests and AK-47's blacking could do it.

Actually, about 25 is probably all you need. Two shooters to keep the topsides clear and everyone behind hard cover, and two teams--a large team to storm the ship and make for someplace crucial, and a second to charge aboard once MARDET is distracted.

Terrorists would never be able to get aboard anyways.

Yup, they'd never be able to walk up onto the pier in a foreign port. </sarcasm>

You mean that EVERY SINGLE CREWMAN will be between the point of entry into the ship's interior and the magazine access? Wow. It takes a couple hundred sailors to man the main 16" turrets. There will a lot of sailors in and around the turrets, on the deck, and in the superstructure. I've heard tell from a BB veteran that it takes less than two if you've studied the blueprints. BTW, did you know the as-builts are available from NARA? I supose it would take 2 minutes if the terrorists knew where every closed bulkhead was, if they didnt run into the Marine detachment on board, if they didnt run into any sailors with M-16 assault rifles, and if they didnt have a whole lot of explosives Realize this, the forward loading room is the tightest room securtity wise. It was built with 8"-12" of solid steel, so if an explosion occured (such was the case with IOWA in 1989) the whole ship wouldnt go down, but instead the turret would be damaged. Yup, they'd never be able to walk up onto the pier in a foreign port. No. Terrorists would never be able to walk right into ANY navy ship without proper identification. A bunch of middle eastern men in navy issue uniforms, with backpacks wouldnt attract too much attention.