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To: C19fan

According to the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, destroyers were limited to 10,000 tons. The Z comes in at 14,000. The Type 055 comes in at the limit of 10,000 tons.

Cost of the Z $7.5 billion

Cost of Type 055 $750 million

So, the question should be is the Z better than ten Type 055s.


3 posted on 11/01/2016 8:35:13 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

The Zumwalt is a technology testbed, so the cost comparison isn’t really apples-to-apples. A better comparison would be with the Arleigh Burke class.


5 posted on 11/01/2016 9:12:47 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: Redmen4ever

A better question would be, would a Zumwalt class ship be able to triumph in a ten (or greater) to one confrontation against the type 055?


6 posted on 11/01/2016 11:06:03 AM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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