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To: ClearCase_guy
It has no ammo for its guns — so it has lost it’s primary mission...

The navy is spending $2 billion for 200,000 rounds of the GPS-guided, rocket-powered projectiles, but it can also fire other kinds of rounds.

...and now it has broken down and needs a tow.

It's also first in its class and has teething pains. They will be worked out over time.

48 posted on 11/23/2016 5:20:14 AM PST by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck
The navy is spending $2 billion for 200,000 rounds of the GPS-guided, rocket-powered projectiles, but it can also fire other kinds of rounds.

No it's not: 90 for testing, none for operational use. And those are the only rounds the gun can use,

https://news.usni.org/2016/11/07/navy-planning-not-buying-lrlap-rounds

82 posted on 11/23/2016 5:21:48 PM PST by Oztrich Boy ("Laws are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools" Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
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