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Baroque Bloke |
This is one strange looking boat. "BATH, Maine (AP) - The second in the U.S. Navy stealthy Zumwalt class of destroyers headed out to sea for the first time on Monday, departing from Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works for builder trials…" www.houstonchronicle.com/news/...sea-for-12403979.php Serious about crackers | ||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
What it do? | |||
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| 186,000 miles per second. It's the law. |
We'll probably never know. That is how they will justify the cost. | |||
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| When you fall, I will be there to catch you -With love, the floor |
At least it's named for someone who deserved the honor. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Hopefully they put the drain plug in.... And $20 Billion for 3 ships...? Way to think it through Navy... | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
Can you say "scope creep"?  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| Cruising the Highway to Hell  |
It shoot Ammo the Navy can't afford to buy. http://www.popularmechanics.co...xcalibur-ammunition/ and a couple of small engineering problems. http://www.nationalreview.com/...oyer-program-failure Great Program “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan Retired old fart | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
The F-35 of the sea. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| The Constable |
Amen! | |||
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| Big Stack |
They originally planned to build dozens of them, but then figured out that it would be too expensive, and the world changed away from them being useful for what they were supposed to do. But they spent all the money on R&D and tooling, so they figured they'd build a few. Except now all that R&D expense (and there was A LOT) has to be amortized over just three ships.
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| Peace through superior firepower |
Well, a second one makes sense, then! | |||
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| Member |
It uses up resources we need elsewhere. Kind of like the Germans building battleships rather than submarines and panzers, or the Japanese building super-battleships rather than just about any useful object imaginable. Hey, didn't those guys *lose* their wars? Could wasting resources have played a part? === I would like to apologize to anyone I have *not* offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly. | |||
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What’s the over/under for this one to get towed back to port? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
yeah, I know. It's the big version of the Little Crappy Ship. | |||
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Told cops where to go for over 29 years… |
How long before it hits a tanker? What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???  | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
It goes fast slowly, is stealthy except on radar, is cheap to operate except for the initial cost, overruns, munitions, fuel, sailors, repairs and upgrades, is unsinkable unless hit, and is incredibly reliable except for all the stuff that doesn't work. But it will get you promoted to Admiral if you are anywhere near it. Go Navy! "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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God will always provide |
That be one strange looking vessel. Would have thought closer to the water would be more stealthy.  | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
Looks like another Merrimack doesn’t it? | |||
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| Member |
Man from that angle it looks ugly. I think the designer worked in a sheetrock factory. I just hope its not a waste of time and actually helps out the troops. Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows. Benjamin Franklin | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Sheeeeit, they prolly let the Admiral drive that Mofo! | |||
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