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Home Front: WoT
The US Navy's Most Intimidating Creation Yet
2013-11-02
Constructed by General Dynamics with weapons systems and software from other companies, the Zumwalt "DDG-1000" Guided Missile Destroyer is like the iPhone 6 of naval ships.

Its "tumblehome" hull avoids enemy radar while composite armor absorbs it, advanced weaponry strikes from more than 100 miles offshore, Linux-based networking in the bridge allows for purchase and implementation of off-the-shelf software, and an all-electric drive system keeps her purring quietly like a well-fed tiger.
Posted by:Glarong Sneart4734

#4  Our weapon systems are way too expensive and may be too prone to electrical failure.

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Posted by: Frozen Al   2013-11-02 12:54  

#3  Let's see...
The Americanized Zumwalt, named for Admiral Zumwalt, transposes (in German) to 'zum welt' which translates as '...to the world'.

It remains to be seen if that's a 'terror zum welt' or a 'laughing stock zum welt'.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-11-02 12:08  

#2  We'll see, perhaps something good will come of this weirdness. The Russian Navy learned a lot from the Novgorod......



Mainly, don't do that again.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-11-02 07:53  

#1  Lets wait for field trials.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-11-02 03:25  

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