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What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
« on: June 07, 2025, 06:34:35 am »
What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
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The U.S. Navy designed the Zumwalt-class destroyer to undertake a number of responsibilities. This funny looking ship can conduct long-range precision strikes, attack and defend against nearby aircraft, conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and go head-to head with other naval vessels. It also has one of the most distinct appearances in the entire arsenal of the U.S. Navy. It looks like something out of a "James Bond" movie or a sci-fi novel. This isn't the same destroyer millennials are used to seeing in the "Battleship" board game.

Not only is it a ship with a unique design, it's the largest destroyer ever built for the United States. The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) — named after Admiral Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. — was commissioned on October 15, 2016, and completed its final delivery in April 2020. Now, after eight years of service, the Navy is outfitting the Zumwalt, along with the other two Zumwalt-class destroyers — Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), and the Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) — with new weaponry. It's trading in its Advanced Gun System (AGS), its primary armament, for supersonic missiles, leaning into its classification as a guided missile destroyer.

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Re: What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2025, 06:35:43 am »
If it's so special, why is the Navy still looking for something it can do? :shrug:
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Re: What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2025, 12:56:32 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 07, 2025, 06:35:43 am
If it's so special, why is the Navy still looking for something it can do? :shrug:
May it’s special in the same way a kid with a low IQ isspecial?
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Re: What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2025, 03:12:02 pm »
Did the Navy ever figure out how to get the railgun to work?

No?

I didn't think so.
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Re: What Makes The Navy's USS Zumwalt Destroyer Vessel So Special
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2025, 11:54:07 pm »
Quote from: MeganC on June 07, 2025, 03:12:02 pm
Did the Navy ever figure out how to get the railgun to work?

No?

I didn't think so.
Actually, they did. They tested it a Dahlgren, not far from where I grew up.

The problem is the ammo cost close to a million dollars a round.

In the meantime, the Ukrainians are sinking the Black Sea Fleet with relatively cheap drones.
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