tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post1882813741022107785..comments2024-03-28T12:34:41.340-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: The U.S. Navy's Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destoyer: America’s New 'Pocket' Battleship?c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-70679470303901108252017-07-31T12:57:15.702-07:002017-07-31T12:57:15.702-07:00These ships look very scifi and "cool." ...These ships look very scifi and "cool." I devoutly hope we never have to find out whether they are more deadly to the enemy or their crews; but I have my doubts.<br /><br />Anyone who has seen the massive armor used in WWII battleships, and seen it twisted, torn and destroyed by enemy fire, would have to wonder how one of these would fare in actual wartime conditions. The battleships kept on fighting, with damage that would have any of these modern "tin cans" totally destroyed.<br /><br />I guess the idea is that they're so invisible to radar that they can't be hit; that kind of thinking reminds me too much of the Maginot Line and how successful that was. Like I say, I hope we never have to find out!Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-126826055782969402017-07-30T16:12:23.224-07:002017-07-30T16:12:23.224-07:00Submarines classify it as a target.Submarines classify it as a target.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com