[Mariner]

You can put two Burkes in the water for the extended price of a Zumwalt...and their mission is the same.

While neat as hell, and likely very capable, the DDG-1000 cannot perform the mission of two Burkes.

And definitely cannot be in two places at the same time.

It carriers approx 20% more VLS tubes (120 I think)for more than twice the price.

While it does carry the 155mm gun, what will that do that a 5in/54 won't at sea?

As for stealth, I don't buy it. There's no way to hide a 15kt warship.

[Jeff Head]

The Zumwalt has a very different mission profile than the Burke.

The Burke is a multi-role, air defense destroyer.

The Zumwalt is a multi-role fire support destroyer.

Very different set of missions for the primary role.