USS Zumwalt

[Wolfman]

Any Navy guys feel free to comment. New technology for the US Navy. And with a Captain named James Kirk, how cool is that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Zumwalt_%28DDG-1000%29

[Smackie Chan]

I worked on that program til about a year ago. Have been aboard it while in the early stages of construction in Bath, ME. Impressive ship, but it'll have some considerable issues, as most first-of-class hulls do.

[Screw_Michigan]

Who cares, what we need is the F-35.

Sincerely,

DoD

[Dr_Phibes]

The sterility of look and lack of detail intrigued me. Add on the stupid ship-name and campy nod to Star Trek in the form of a captain, sealed the deal.

At least paint some pointy teeth on the bow. :doh:

[The Seer]

[Atomic Punk]

88, look at the weapons description and notice the "Anti-Terrorism (space reserved)" being noted in that pic. Can you guess who those clowns may be onboard?

[Screw_Michigan]

But we can't keep blowing caysh like that for stuff that has no legitimate purpose other than to fuck with people we should stop fucking with.

9/11!! Terrorism!! We are at war, what do you fail to understand about that, numbnuts?

Sin,

Congressional and government hawks

[mvscal]

I have one question: Why?

What is a ship like that going to do?

The same thing destroyers have been doing for centuries, dumbshit. Since WW2, their primary mission is to provide ASW support to carrier battle groups. They are also well adapated to coastal patrol and interdiction as well as a dedicated land attack capablity.

If you can't see a role for a ship like that, then you don't know what the fuck you're talking about, so sit down and shut up, idiot.

[Goober McTuber]

If you are going to drop that kind of coin on a fantasy, at least go for the pointy-teeth paint option Dr_Phibes suggested.

It would make more sense to paint giant bushy eyebrows on it.

[Dinsdale]

Does the new battleship drop cheap shots in violation of the Geneva Convention when they think the UN isn't looking?

[smackaholic]

The sterility of look and lack of detail intrigued me. Add on the stupid ship-name and campy nod to Star Trek in the form of a captain, sealed the deal.

At least paint some pointy teeth on the bow. :doh:

The sterility and lack of detail is by design. Detail causes radar returns and tends to make shit get ripped off in 50 ft seas. I suspect that thing will have the radar signature of a sunfish.

[Mikey]

We got Kurtz already, right?

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

Fuck...

Al Queda must be just shitting their pants right now...

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Al Queda must be just shitting their pants right now...

I think they already figured out where to install the "Bulbous Object."

[War Wagon]

Why do we need it?

It looks like they could setup some hoops on the aft deck and play full court on that fugly sumbitch.

Other than that, when you have a $600 billion military budget, you have to spend it on something.

[The Seer]

Does the new battleship drop cheap shots in violation of the Geneva Convention when they think the UN isn't looking?

Your team is among the "elite" in the nation. Unfortunately the fanbase hasn't evolved WITH them. They cry if someone actually tries to defend them. Mariota showed a lot of class (and earned a lot of respect from THIS Bruinfan) by shrugging off aggressive, but not dirty hits.

Maybe they're just not used to seeing their guys get tackled. Might even get stopped on a drive or two next time out...but probably won't warrant a utube video trying to describe how they were violated.

[Dinsdale]

Maybe they're just not used to seeing their guys get tackled. Might even get stopped on a drive or two next time out...but probably won't warrant a utube video trying to describe how they were violated.

So the new ship keeps firing well after a truce has been declared and rams enemy ships with its bow?

[Smackie Chan]

Does the new battleship drop cheap shots in violation of the Geneva Convention when they think the UN isn't looking?
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So the new ship keeps firing well after a truce has been declared and rams enemy ships with its bow?

If you're not cheating, you're not trying.

[BSmack]

Jim Rome is so fresh.

[Dinsdale]

I've been banging my monkey to get the last hour of Tunetown... it's been eeeeeeeeepic.

[Jay in Phoenix]

These Rome re-sets are so niiiiiiiice. Let's all grab a vine and swing into the Jungle...or not.

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

Nice to hear good things about Smackie's shows.
Tunetown doesn't need any more black EEEEYYYYEEEEESSSSS.

[mvscal]

But who exactly is going to attack our coasts these days?

Who said anything about our coasts, idiot? Like it or not, we are a mercantile power with global interests. We have been from the founding of our nation. George Washington's asinine policy of paying tribute to Muslim pirates in the Mediterranean lasted all of about five years after his cute little speech about avoiding foreign entanglements.

There is no "avoiding foreign entanglements." The trick is picking the right ones and separating legitimate commerical/strategic interests from wild goose chases in the ass end of nowhere which do not serve our national interests. Our first and best line of defense has always been the United States Navy. That is the absolute last service that we should be looking to cut.

The Zumwalt class DDG isn't a replacement for the Arleigh Burke. It has heavier guns, a greater land attack capability and a much lower radar profile. We can definitely use those capabilites....yes, to kill "brown people."