DESCRIPCIÓN DEL SISTEMA
Stealthy multi-mission destroyer with tumblehome hull design and integrated power system generating 78 MW of electricity. Originally designed for naval gunfire support, now being repurposed as the first surface ship to carry Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles. Three ships built: Zumwalt, Monsoor, and Johnson.
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Zumwalt Class - General Dynamics (BIW)
VENTAJAS
- Most stealthy surface combatant ever built
- Integrated Power System generates 78 MW (future directed energy ready)
- Being converted to hypersonic missile platform (Conventional Prompt Strike)
- Advanced automation reduces crew to ~140
DESVENTAJAS
- Only 3 built (down from 32 planned); extremely expensive (~$4.4B each)
- AGS 155mm guns never received ammunition; rendered useless and removed
- Tumblehome hull raised seakeeping concerns in heavy seas
- Mission repeatedly changed; originally designed for land attack
ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS
CREW~140 (Automated)
BUILT3 Ships (Down From 32 Planned)
POWERIntegrated Power System — 78 MW
LENGTH190 M
STEALTHTumblehome Hull; RCS Equivalent To A Fishing Boat
ARMAMENT80-Cell Mk 57 PVLS; Converting To CPS Hypersonic Missiles; 30mm Guns
UNIT COST~$4.4B Each
DISPLACEMENT16,000 Tonnes
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