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Raxar
Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 5th, 2013, 3:13 am
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But it's better to spend it on something that looks nice...

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Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 5th, 2013, 4:37 am
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No, it's better to spend it on something that can accomplish a mission.

If you want pretty you can build a cruise ship.


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Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 5th, 2013, 7:33 am
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klagldsf wrote:
No, it's better to spend it on something that can accomplish a mission.

If you want pretty you can build a cruise ship.
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did you just call an cruise ship pretty?
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Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 5th, 2013, 1:33 pm
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Warship design and lines change time to time. Sailing ships were regarded as ugly when they replaced galleys, steamships were regarded as ugly when they replaced sailing ships, casemate/turret cruisers were considered ugly when they replaced broadside vessels, carriers were panned as useless eye sores when they first showed up, etc.

I really wasn't a fan of this hull form or superstructure when it came out but after a decade or staring at it and waiting for it to come out its grown on me. All new state or the art (as opposed to utilitarian) designs in the future will probably incorporate external features of the Zumwalt should it prove successful. Since much of its shape is dictated by hard rules or radar cross section, not unlike aircraft and aerodynamics, I anticipate most ships will end up looking roughly the same falling into two or three basic stealth profiles depending on the technology used.


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Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 26th, 2013, 12:51 pm
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Some trivia regarding the Zumwalt's TSCE:
http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... -by-linux/


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Colosseum
Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 27th, 2013, 3:02 am
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If you want pretty you can build a cruise ship.
Like the SS Tipton?

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klagldsf
Post subject: Re: First Zumwalt Class Destroyer LaunchedPosted: November 27th, 2013, 3:44 am
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Yeah, what about it?


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