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U.S. Navy's Largest Destroyer Ever Heads Out to Sea for First Time
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Admiral Kirk will steal the enterprise to save whales
Not really if you counter with lowering the VCG of the vessel and increasing length. Main driver for stability is the waterplane area aka hydrostatic stiffness.
Edit: To be fair, a chunk of the money spent in research on the vessel was because of the tumblehome rather than flare design.
Yeah, that completely surprised me. I was expecting a tradition looking destroyer.
dragonelite
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So true, dat steam backlog :'(
kahboomkin
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Hey guys we built a new destroyer *wink*
Seriously though, I love this thing. Looks like a space ship.
Seriously though, I love this thing. Looks like a space ship.
according to which posts?
SymbiantXenos
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Construction complete
I did an internship at Bath in 2001. They had many of the proposal drawings done and it was blowing everyone's minds at the time.
Rumors are that she'll do 40+ knots and with the bowform, the DDG will cut through bad weather.
Really interested in seeing how the sea trials go.
Some basic specs:
14564 Long tons displacement at DWL
600 ft length on waterline
80.7 ft beam
27.6 ft draft
105,000 shaft horspower
142 complement
Armament:
Oh, and the kicker: Commanding officer is Captain James Kirk.
Hah, I think this started when they split the old DDG contact with Avondale?
Damn, wish my shaft had the power of that many horses.
Arkos
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Frigate is finally real
lastplayed
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Wasted. James Kirk should be commanding the next Ford class USS Enterprise.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
very low polygon cunt on this one
Skellig Gra
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What was that about laser weapons?
EdwardTeach
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Looks awesome is it nuclear powered?
Its designed to handle rail guns and the future laser weapons. The Class has basically become the testbed of future tech. It has a super advanced electric generation system etc.
No no, this sucker's electrical.
The Navy's 30 kw LAWS laser was deployed last year, but really just for testing. In the next five years there will be much more powerful lasers.
It should be, the Bond ship is based on the Seashadow which was the Navy's stealth test bed. The Zumwalt incorporates a lot of Seashadow findings.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Shadow_(IX-529)
lastplayed
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USS Walter Mondale
In default configuration they are pretty similar. The big difference is the Zumwalt has 78MW installed power capability versus the 46MW of the Type 45. Zumwalt is basically designed to be upgraded with the rail guns and lasers as they become ready.
For easy comparison. It basically has 2 of the Queen Elizabeth Class Carrier Gas Turbines installed in it.
That's insane.
luckygodzilla
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Well those railguns and lasers aren't exactly known for their small energy footprint.
I wonder if laser defense systems could take out those hyper velocity weapons we're so worried about.
Netherscourge
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To counter Russia's new Cobalt Torpedo.
ColonialRaptor
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I can't believe people think it's ugly, I think it's beautiful.
What is this from?
Automation reduces crew size on these ships: the Zumwalt-class destroyer's minimum complement is 130, less than half of needed by "similar warships"
Am the only one who read this bit and immediately thought of the Andromeda?
What is this from?
Basileus777
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Stealth isn't about size.
Netherscourge
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Looks like an old Civil War Ironclad:
With the ranges these ships have, they won't really be fighting within eyesight.
XiaNaphryz
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Stealth is about reducing radar detection range, not about being hard to see visually.
lol
Netherscourge
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Ayato Kanzaki
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The guns on that ship have a maximum range of 154km. That's one hell of a distance when you think about it.
lastplayed
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Looks like an old Civil War Ironclad:
IKR, it reminds me of the old monopoly piece.
luckygodzilla
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Stealth has nothing to do with size, case in point the B-2 having a far smaller RCS than the F-117.
Besides, as has been pointed out again and again stealth isn't about something invisible, but rather reducing the range in which it can be effectively detected and tracked.
This allows you to get your sensors (and weapons) much closer to where they need to be, allowing you to see further and strike faster or further than what would normally be possible. And while the ship may indeed be large, according to the navy it has the radar cross section of a small fishing boat.
User 73706
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how many football fields is that?
Because those classifications don't so much refer to ship size as they do purpose. I'm assuming it's still a destroyer because it's meant to fit the destroyer's role.
Edit: This might help.
lmao are you serious?
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