HERE'S THE FIRST LOOK AT THE DDG-1000 ZUMWALT. It's a major part of the USN's answer to the Chinese navy's growth in Asian waters. It's a littoral vessel, designed for coastal patrols. Like everything these days, it's not cheap: according to the Washington Post/Associated Press, "Stealth destroyer, at over $3 billion apiece, is US Navy’s latest answer to rising China".
A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy’s China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic “railguns” right out of a sci-fi movie.
But at more than $3 billion a pop, critics say the new DDG-1000 destroyer sucks away funds that could be better used to bolster a thinly stretched conventional fleet. One outspoken admiral in China has scoffed that all it would take to sink the high-tech American ship is an armada of explosive-laden fishing boats.
But at more than $3 billion a pop, critics say the new DDG-1000 destroyer sucks away funds that could be better used to bolster a thinly stretched conventional fleet. One outspoken admiral in China has scoffed that all it would take to sink the high-tech American ship is an armada of explosive-laden fishing boats.
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| At 2.4 kilometres per second (5,400 mph), the air burns, no chemical propellant used. |
The DDG-1000 and other stealth destroyers of the Zumwalt class feature a wave-piercing hull that leaves almost no wake, electric drive propulsion and advanced sonar and missiles. They are longer and heavier than existing destroyers — but will have half the crew because of automated systems and appear to be little more than a small fishing boat on enemy radar.
Only $3 billion a piece? We'll take 20!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't Harper have some ancient, sinking submarines, he purchased from England? One submariner lost his life in one of them, without a single shot being fired. Perhaps Harper will have them, shadow the stealth battleships from China.
ReplyDeleteCountry's were only too happy to send their factories to China, to exploit the cheap wages...and the even more cheap wages, of children who only earn pennies a day.
Then Harper is stupid enough to permit China, to buy up the tar sands, recently more huge chunks. Stupid enough to allow China to bring their own over, to work their vast tar sands holdings. China refuses to pay Canadian wages. They even brought over Chinese cooks. The tar oil will not be refined in Canada, but in China for the cheap labor. Hell, China is bringing swarms over, to build the Enbridge pipeline. Seems contractors, at the tar sands, are having trouble collecting their money, from the Chinese.
At an apple factory in China. People coming to work there are forced to sign a contract, they won't commit suicide, such as conditions on the job site are so horrendous.
Gordon Campbell had already sold BC out to China, such as our mill industry, and our raw logs are shipped to China. No doubt, China will get the catalyst mill too. I am pretty sure, the mill will get no assistance from, the Campbell/Clark BC Liberals.
China also own BC mines. They are bringing their own, to work the mines too.
Now Russia has fleets of ships and jet fighters prepared, to take the high Arctic oil resources. Russia and China are also allies.
See how stupid it was, to give China all of our industry. China owns Canada, all from the greed of factories and greedy politicians, exploiting cheap child labor. Seems these Canadian company's in China, are having problems with the corruption in China. I don't doubt for a minute, China will own those company's. China will just take them.
China is trying to take a Philippines island, that has vast resources. There are Chinese fishing boats, taking illegal fish there too. The U.S. is there, in a standoff with China. They say, the island is in the Philippines international waters.
Fadden of CSIS warned of China's encroachment into Canada. BC was specifically named. Remember Campbell's hissy fit. Fadden is exactly right. China thinks nothing of, hacking into secret files of other countries.
Harper has given Canada away, to a Communist country.
D Day, who won, to paraphrase Ho Chi Min, to soon to tell.
ReplyDeleteI dunno. Fusion power has been about three decades away for, what, 60 years now.
ReplyDeleteEdstock is praying that the good old USA will contain the "yellow peril" that exists in his mind.
ReplyDeleteAw, Thwap, ya gotta do better than that. Please refrain from racism, thanks.
ReplyDeleteAw, Edstock, ya gotta do better than that.
ReplyDeletePlease refrain from racism, thanks.