Plot hole: The Tomahawk Cruise Missiles the Arleigh-Burke Class destroyers carry have a range of approximately 1500km. As soon as Alex got the message from Sam, they could have blown that Saddle Ridge communications facility to kingdom come with just a few cruise missiles. They didn't need to get in range because the entire dome surrounding the Hawaiian Islands was smaller in diameter than the range of the Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. Cruise missiles have internal guidance, so they wouldn't rely on the radar, which was jammed.
Battleship (2012)
1 plot hole
Directed by: Peter Berg
Starring: Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna
Factual error: With about 20 minutes left in the movie, after they show them carrying the shell to the 16" gun, they show the gun barrel being raised to firing position and then being loaded and then fired. The Iowa class battleships 16" guns can only be loaded in the down position.
Alex Hopper: We only have one round left?
Captain Yugi Nagata: Correct.
Alex Hopper: It was an honor to serve with you, Captain.
Captain Yugi Nagata: The honor was mine.
Trivia: The missiles fired by the alien ships are the same shape as the pegs in the board game.
Question: Are there any battleships still in service within the U. S. Navy, or have they all been scrapped or turned into floating museums?
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Answer: No. The last battleship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and decommissioned in 2006.
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