I agree with you about Reagan. He refitted the Iowa class with 32 Tomahawks, 16 harpoons and 4 CIWS as a response to the Soviet Kirov class battlecruisers. The AMAZING thing about the Zumwalt is its integrated power system. It can divide 78 MW between between propulsion and power to the ships electronic systems. The Burke destroyers can only produce 7.5 MW of power.
Yep...same amazing power availability to the new Ford Class. That’s why things like the EMALS systems will work and why those class vessels may eventually sport Laser CIWS and Rail Gun tachnology.
We’ll see.
Rail gun technology will be a real game changer.