So now you want something with 15" guns AND rail guns?

And yet, here I am bitching about those commies.....on my iPhone.

Hahaha

You won’t get much of the above ve,

Maybe so, but there is the problem.

You would even need radar, they would stand out like a sore thumb on any attack choppers FLIR unit.

Exactly, attack helicopters would chew them up.

I'm no fan of NK, but you do realize they won't have transponders on and be talking to air traffic control as they fly south to glory (death)?

At last! I agree with President Obama!

Why we would ship these things through commercial carriers is beyond me. If a device is considered militarily sensitive, it should be shipped through military channels.

I will bet one llama you will see an operational rail gun before you see a new operational 16" gun

All the Russian navy guys are waiting for an article on how to properly make up a tow line, then we will hear from them!

Keep dreaming.

Yes, but, the last time the Russians won a major naval engagement they hired John Paul Jones to manage it for them.

Actually rail gun trajectories will be very flat because of the speed of the projectile.

And that's the benefit of the Aeigis system, definitely have the range to take on ballistics. They will be replaced by rail guns and lasers.

I’d take one Burke against the German Jutland fleet any day.

Actually I’m an experienced surface warfare qualified US Naval Officer, and no, you can not detect submarines by satellites from space.

Fair point that gets lost in the “size of our fleet” arguments. Considering especially the TLAM capabilities and the range of those weapons, a single Tico or a Burke class is far more lethal than the heaviest of WW2 or historic naval ships.

Plus the 100 mile+ range. Energy + range will make it a game changer.