The US Navy's Newest Stealth Destroyer Is Their Largest Ever (9 pics)

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The U.S. Navy recently started sea trials with their new stealth destroyer. The vessel is the largest stealth destroyer the U.S. Navy has ever built and it uses electromagnetic energy that allows it to fire a rail gun shell at a speed of 5,4000 mph over the course of 100 miles.



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№1 Author: NeMa (10 Dec 2015 02:33) Total user comments: 720


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weird shapes
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№2 Author: OldOllie (10 Dec 2015 09:30) Total user comments: 2136


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If it were just a little bigger, it would be a small battleship. BTW, I think you have an extra zero on 5,4000.
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№3 Author: Jockey straddler (10 Dec 2015 10:56) Total user comments: 705


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Is all this necessary?
American's enemies are "within" the country.
You don't need a stealth battleship to fight the enemies in the streets of New York.
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№4 Author: taromaro (10 Dec 2015 11:18) Total user comments: 182


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Looks like the weapon manufacturers lobby is still strong and the US politicians are always ready to spend the tax payers money on stupid projects.

USS Zumwalt is a huge ship but Uncle Sam contractors claim it's stealth because it has that shape. Right, stealth.... 180m long ship. Satellites can see objects the size of a shoe box. I don't think any of this would have trouble detecting a ship 2 football fields long.
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№5 Author: Tomaz86 (10 Dec 2015 15:35) Total user comments: 10834


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Great and Powerful. 15
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№6 Author: Ben2017 (10 Dec 2015 17:11) Total user comments: 2046


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Destroyers destroy, thats what they do. Thats all they do.
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№7 Author: cacristin (10 Dec 2015 19:46) Total user comments: 194


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Ok, but why?
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№8 Author: styopa (10 Dec 2015 21:23) Total user comments: 1538


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Quote: taromaro
Looks like the weapon manufacturers lobby is still strong and the US politicians are always ready to spend the tax payers money on stupid projects.

USS Zumwalt is a huge ship but Uncle Sam contractors claim it's stealth because it has that shape. Right, stealth.... 180m long ship. Satellites can see objects the size of a shoe box. I don't think any of this would have trouble detecting a ship 2 football fields long.


I think this is a stupid ship, but your point is mistaken: no ship-ship combat today would take place anywhere near visual range. Hell, battleship gunnery in 1940 was expected to take place at 6-7 miles. So the 'stealth' has entirely to do with radar.
More significantly, this ship has a MILLION-WATT radar of its own, operating nearly all the time. In this case, for the 'stealth' to make any sense, you'd have to shut that off, leaving the ship nearly blind.
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№9 Author: Aindy (11 Dec 2015 01:20) Total user comments: 2863


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Would a stealth submarine not have been a better investment? Much more covert, and probably a similar price-tag.

This just seems more like a poster ship for higher ups rather than a ship that will see much use...
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