And what is that device on the bow, forward of the guns?
Like all modern ships, no matter the crew size, they carry so much ordnance that if they take ANY SIZEABLE hit, they cease to exist.
Not new in naval warfare, see HMS Hood.
>>Like all modern ships, no matter the crew size, they carry so much ordnance that if they take ANY SIZEABLE hit, they cease to exist.
But in a world of nuclear anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, you can’t build a survivable ship. You have to build one that can overwhelm any attacker and has a formidable array of defenses. Stealth is a big game-changer.
Which is why I would rather money be spent on SSGNs than a light cruiser that they call a destroyer.
I predict terrible morale on this ship. Just a gut feeling.
That’s going to be a wet ride in heavy weather!
A sailor walks on the bridge of the USS Zumwalt while at dock at the naval station in Newport, R.I., Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. The 610-foot-long warship has an angular shape to minimize its radar signature and cost more than $4.4 billion. It's the most expensive destroyer built for the Navy. (Michael Dwyer / AP)
Angled sides are one thing but could they not have kept the decks horizontal?
The pessimist in me wonders: what is wrong with it?
If they deploy the rail guns, there is no explosive propellant so that eliminates the issue with exploding magazines, at least for the naval guns.
Missiles and torpedoes, not so much.
This is a rip off of the US civil war ship
USS Ironclad
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