My favorite destroyer is going all out, maybe
this Monday. The billions planted on board will make way for testing its
systems under full operations with its crews and BIW expertise for the big
shakedown. In case you have been living under an anchor, the Zumwalt is the
equivalent of the Air Force F-35 when it comes to innovation and technology
applications.
The massive destroyer is just bigger and
faster than the Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It is stealthier and contains
more firepower than most fighting ships found in the world. A projectile from
the Zumwalt could sail 60 miles to its target, where the "round"
applies inertia and mass obliterating buildings, ships and other wartime
objects, and all while coming in at the speed similar to a meteor from space
(via rail gun). It could manage the ocean battlespace for both air support and
coordinate other ships by using satellite connectivity with multi military
systems. It may be invisible from electronic sweeps from its design features.
Three will be built, maybe that is all that is needed, one for each Ocean.
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