Zumwalt: The Navy's massive, high-tech destroyer is here (pictures)
The cutting-edge warship finally enters the water, chockablock with an all-electric integrated power system, an advanced gun system, radar-reflecting angles, and a striking inward-sloping tumblehome hull.
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Instability Questions About Zumwalt Destroyer Are Nothing New
WASHINGTON — The advanced destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is scheduled to put to sea next week to begin a series of sea trials. It will be the first time the 610-foot-long ship meets the ocean, the culmination of concept and design work that began in the 1990s.
The USS Zumwalt has yet to officially join the Navy's fleet as one of its most advanced destroyer ships, but it has already helped bring a man to safety.
The advanced guided missile destroyer, which boasts stealth capabilities and will one day help support Special Operations forces, responded on Saturday to a distress call from a fishing boat off the coast of Maine, rescuing a fisherman who was experiencing chest pains.
The Navy’s newest futuristic weapon, therailgun, a weapons system that utilizes a combination of electric and magnetic force to fire a projectile, may skip an at-sea prototype phase and be directly outfitted on a*Zumwalt-class destroyer, possibly the USS*Lyndon B. Johnson, the third and final destroyer in its class, currently docked at Bath Iron Works, Maine.
US Navy har kun haft den topmoderne stealth destroyer “USS Zumwalt” i få uger. Nu er der problemer med ammunitionen ifht de to 155mm kanoner. Den koster lidt for meget. Ca 5,4 millioner kroner pr skud.
Excalibur was developed as a longer-ranged alternative to conventional artillery shells, with GPS guidance for improved accuracy.[6] Excalibur has a range of approximately 40 to 57 kilometres (25 to 35*mi) depending on configuration, with a circular error probable (CEP) of around 5 metres (16*ft) to 20 metres (66*ft).[7][8][9][10][11] The extended range is achieved through the use of folding glide fins, which allow the project...
Det ble til slutt 3 Zumwalt - såvidt. Kost både fartøyet og ammo tok helt av, mannskapsgevinsten bare delvis realisert. Kansellert pga vill kostutvikling. Noen fagfolk på sjø som kan mene noe om storyen i denne videoen?...
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