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Oh what wicked webs we weave Dave. So Steve, are the models Ecuadorian or Israeli?Comment
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The Israelis make fine women... bloody autocorrect! I mean upgrades and vehicles... honest, its what i meant!Comment
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On the Takom Facebook page ( they now handle Snowman Models ) - an upcoming release
Has to be the ugliest ship afloat....................... If you read the story of the Zumwalt Class, it's a casebook of how not to produce a warship! ( 32 planned - 3 built! )
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Yep, it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down…..Comment
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Sure it'll look great once you've stuck all 12 parts together lolComment
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It maybe ugly, but it is very very stealthy as it was designed to be;
Stealth[edit]
Main article: Stealth ship
Despite being 40% larger than an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the radar cross-section (RCS) is more akin to that of a fishing boat, according to a spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command.[56] The tumblehome hull and composite deckhouse reduce radar return. Overall, the destroyer's angular build makes it "50 times harder to spot on radar than an ordinary destroyer."[56]
Zumwalt's deckhouse in transit in November 2012
The acoustic signature is comparable to that of the Los Angeles-class submarines. Water sleeting along the sides, along with passive cool air induction in the mack, reduces infrared signature.[citation needed]
The composite deckhouse encloses much of the sensors and electronics.[57] In 2008, Defense News reported there had been problems sealing the composite construction panels of this area; Northrop Grumman denied this.[58]
The U.S. Navy solicited bids for a lower cost steel deckhouse as an option for DDG-1002, the last Zumwalt destroyer, in January 2013.[59][60][61] On 2 August 2013, the US Navy announced it was awarding a $212 million contract to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works to build a steel deckhouse for destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002).[61] The U.S. Naval Institute stated "the original design of the ship would have had a much smaller RCS, but cost considerations prompted the Navy over the last several years to make the trades in increasing RCS to save money..."[62]
To improve detection in non-combat situations by other vessels, such as traversing busy shipping channels or operating in inclement weather, the Navy is testing adding onboard reflectors to improve the design's radar visibility.[63]
The usefulness of the stealth features has been questioned. The class's role was to provide Naval Surface Fire Support, which requires the ship to be in typically crowded near-shore waters, where such large and distinctive ships can be tracked visually, and any surface ship becomes non-stealthy when it begins firing guns or missiles.[64]
AND.... The A10 warthog, is as its moniker claims 'Ugly but well hung', but does a fantastic jos and has probably saved hundreds of troops in the conflicts it has served in.Comment
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Get all that Steve. Function is number one in a military concept. Well, almost! HMS Hood was a great looking ship but was pretty well useless in action…..Comment
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Problem was Bob, Hood had big guns so they thought it could stand with battleships with similar armament….but it wasn’t built to do that. It was designed to stand against other battle cruisers, like the imperial navy’s planned Ersatz Yorke class, not full on battleships like Bismark.Comment
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