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To: sukhoi-30mki
Aptly named “Zumwalt” class, after one of the worst CNOs in U.S. Navy history.
To: sukhoi-30mki
3 posted on
11/07/2016 5:52:03 PM PST by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Setback is a terrible thing. Rocket propelled would be much cheaper.
4 posted on
11/07/2016 5:52:54 PM PST by
soycd
To: sukhoi-30mki
On the plus side, when they install the rail gun, the ammo needed will be basically hunks of inert metal. More or less.
5 posted on
11/07/2016 5:53:45 PM PST by
ClearCase_guy
(Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
"The USS Zumwalt Can't Fire Its Guns Because the Ammo Is Too Expensive"Boy, I've been there. I sympathize.
6 posted on
11/07/2016 5:54:44 PM PST by
Wyrd bið ful aræd
(Flag burners can go screw -- I'm mighty PROUD of that ragged old flag)
To: sukhoi-30mki
This is beyond embarrassing.
Folks need to suffer harshly for this... but they won’t.
10 posted on
11/07/2016 5:56:28 PM PST by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
...and it currently has the attacking power of a 50 foot fishing boat. Way to go, Navy.
11 posted on
11/07/2016 5:56:46 PM PST by
beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
In 2001, the director of Lockheed's guided projectiles division claimed the LRLAP would cost "less than $50,000 each." Even factoring in inflation, the rounds have ended up costing nearly twelve times as much.Has Lockheed EVER been able to bring in a project on-time and on-budget? Perhaps the U-2?
12 posted on
11/07/2016 5:56:46 PM PST by
PAR35
To: sukhoi-30mki
This is nothing new. While serving in the Marines Corps infantry in the 80’s we hardly ever shot our M2 .50 cals because the ammo was too expensive. We NEVER fired our Mk 19 grenade launchers. I’m sure glad our forces had 6 months to train in the desert before the Desert Storm assault into Iraq.
13 posted on
11/07/2016 5:57:20 PM PST by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Well, the main point is that they want to wreck our military. Obama and pals are doing a pretty good job at that.
Maybe they can invent a transvestite missile that will fit into those guns. . . .
15 posted on
11/07/2016 5:58:44 PM PST by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: sukhoi-30mki
16 posted on
11/07/2016 5:59:12 PM PST by
W.
(Half the political candidates are insane. And most of the Republicans aren't any better. Go Trump!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
17 posted on
11/07/2016 5:59:29 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
According to Defense News, the LRLAP round costs $800,000... Roughly what I'm paying for .22LR ammo at the moment... :-)
To: sukhoi-30mki
They Navy should rename them to the SS McNamara class.
19 posted on
11/07/2016 6:00:51 PM PST by
Spirochete
(GOP: Give Obama Power)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Another option is to get rid of the Advanced Gun System entirely and go with railguns. Which doesn't really solve the problem. The guidance system for precision targeting is the expensive part. Propulsion is cheap compared to that so having a propellant free system won't save much.
For comparison, the current rev of the Tomahawk cruise missile is about $1.6 million each.
20 posted on
11/07/2016 6:01:41 PM PST by
KarlInOhio
(" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
When you send an $800,000 round to destroy a $20 mud hut, you’ve already lost. It would be way cheaper to take the enemy out for a fancy dinner, get them drunk on champagne, then push them in front of a bus.
22 posted on
11/07/2016 6:02:16 PM PST by
IronJack
To: sukhoi-30mki
155mm Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP
24 posted on
11/07/2016 6:04:41 PM PST by
JoeProBono
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Evidently, the stupid from Obama is contagious.
26 posted on
11/07/2016 6:06:09 PM PST by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Navy developed the Advanced Gun System, which has zero capability to target other ships. Whose smart idea was this?
To: sukhoi-30mki
I don’t see the need for such a high tech gun. If you need pinpoint accuracy, maybe they could develop a cheaper smaller cruise missile.
28 posted on
11/07/2016 6:07:26 PM PST by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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