the USS Zumwalt takes to the sea,
built to carry railguns and laser weapons that don’t quite
exist yet it certainly looks the part,
the third Zumwalt-class destroyer might come with a railgun on board, but for now the
current vessel sports two 155mm guns for use against large ships, housed in
smooth couplings to minimize radar signature, there are also a couple of 30mm guns, which are smaller (and slower firing) than the
guns originally planned for the ship, so it can defend itself
against smaller attack craft, these are all secondary to the ship’s main
weapon, which includes 20 missile system bays that can hold at least four
missiles each, let’s hope all goes well for the sea trials and that this and its
sister ships are never used in anger.
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