And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
A very interesting read on our latest, greatest destroyer.
I observed a demonstration of the remote fire control system for the close in weapons systems. The target was a low speed float. The reaction time and accuracy on target were terrible.
CNO Zumwalt starting turning the USN into a Politically Correct branch. This miserable, overpriced and poorly designed Papa Oscar Charlie adds to a bloated and operationally challenged Fleet. Sad days.
That's a puff PR piece: lipstick for pigs. They suck. Officially, and unofficially.
The Zumwalts, like their fruitcake namesake, are purely an embarrassment and a naval oddity, and the less said about either example the better. - Aesop
It is demonstrably a joke at best. These things are a waste of money, time, man-hours, and man-power. Give me an old frigate or ddg, BB or CGN and we can talk. Zummies and the LCS are trash.
they aren't totally worthless. they will, once ensconced into a fleet formation absorb fire which would otherwise go at a vessel of some greater value, like a water scow.
What a frightening looking monster, glad it's on my side
ReplyDeleteThe Zumwalts are a bad joke.
ReplyDeleteI observed a demonstration of the remote fire control system for the close in weapons systems. The target was a low speed float. The reaction time and accuracy on target were terrible.
ReplyDeleteThese crates are laughable.
ReplyDeleteBring back the BBs. If you're going down at least you can look good.
CNO Zumwalt starting turning the USN into a Politically Correct branch. This miserable, overpriced and poorly designed Papa Oscar Charlie adds to a
ReplyDeletebloated and operationally challenged Fleet. Sad days.
That's a puff PR piece: lipstick for pigs.
ReplyDeleteThey suck. Officially, and unofficially.
The Zumwalts, like their fruitcake namesake, are purely an embarrassment and a naval oddity, and the less said about either example the better.
- Aesop
"Great ships"???
ReplyDeleteNot by any criteria worth using. Absolute waste of money and materials.
Boat Guy
It is demonstrably a joke at best. These things are a waste of money, time, man-hours, and man-power. Give me an old frigate or ddg, BB or CGN and we can talk. Zummies and the LCS are trash.
ReplyDeletethey aren't totally worthless. they will, once ensconced into a fleet formation absorb fire which would otherwise go at a vessel of some greater value, like a water scow.
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