USS Zumwalt ammo is expensive!!!

eddie · 11-08-16, 02:01 PM

This new ships ammo for its guns is really spendy, at $800,000 to $1 Million a piece. Ship can carry 600 rounds, but how do you afford that,lol

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the...ire/ar-AAk2EVy

Oberon · 11-08-16, 02:26 PM

Why do we keep doing this to ourselves?!

Jimbuna · 11-08-16, 02:33 PM

A simple fix.....do as the Royal Navy does and send the ships out on patrol with near-empty magazines.

eddie · 11-08-16, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

A simple fix.....do as the Royal Navy does and send the ships out on patrol with near-empty magazines.

LOL

11-08-16, 03:38 PM

It has guns? I thought that it was designed on the principle that if you make something ugly enough, the enemy will run away before you have to fire a shot.

eddie · 11-08-16, 03:56 PM

yeah it has guns,lol 155mm to be exact. These new rounds are actually a missile. The Navy wanted to order 28 of these ships at first, but with a price tag of $4 Billion a piece they had to trim the order back to three. They were quoted a price of $50K a piece for the rounds if they bought 28 ships, but the price jumped when they cut back the order for 3 ships. Get us coming and going on this deal!

kraznyi_oktjabr · 11-08-16, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

A simple fix.....do as the Royal Navy does and send the ships out on patrol with near-empty magazines.

Do we have any evidence, that U.S. Navy ships actually carry more than planned to use amount of ammunition, bombs and missiles? Lets say for Burke four ESSMs (just in case) couple of Tomahawks and maybe even Harpoon or two and handful of RAMs. You know bluffing in major scale.

mapuc · 11-08-16, 04:42 PM

The first news agency who came with this story was RT.

Markus

Jimbuna · 11-08-16, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Do we have any evidence, that U.S. Navy ships actually carry more than planned to use amount of ammunition, bombs and missiles? Lets say for Burke four ESSMs (just in case) couple of Tomahawks and maybe even Harpoon or two and handful of RAMs. You know bluffing in major scale.

Could rely on the honesty of an answer from whoever becomes POTUS tomorrow?

Mr Quatro · 11-08-16, 05:05 PM

$800,000 dollars each!

Just load them up and print more money that we borrow from China ...

em2nought · 11-08-16, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

$800,000 dollars each!

Just load them up and print more money that we borrow from China ...

Or retrofit a quarter of the fleet into Bering Sea gold hunters.

Platapus · 11-10-16, 06:31 PM

So LMC won the contract by bidding $50,000 cost per round and after getting the contract, they "discovered" that the actual cost would be $800,000 and no one is going to jail?

I best some LMC exec got a huge bonus for pulling this off.

Jimbuna · 11-11-16, 06:59 AM

Could be someone was given an 'under the table' licence to print money.

Oberon · 11-11-16, 08:42 AM

Could fill the front with concrete and use it as a ram I guess.

davis20 · 11-11-16, 10:52 AM

Saw it on sea trials the other day. Here is a pic.

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11-08-16, 02:01 PM	#1
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	USS Zumwalt ammo is expensive!!! This new ships ammo for its guns is really spendy, at $800,000 to $1 Million a piece. Ship can carry 600 rounds, but how do you afford that,lol http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the...ire/ar-AAk2EVy __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

11-08-16, 02:33 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A simple fix.....do as the Royal Navy does and send the ships out on patrol with near-empty magazines. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-08-16, 03:56 PM	#6
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	yeah it has guns,lol 155mm to be exact. These new rounds are actually a missile. The Navy wanted to order 28 of these ships at first, but with a price tag of $4 Billion a piece they had to trim the order back to three. They were quoted a price of $50K a piece for the rounds if they bought 28 ships, but the price jumped when they cut back the order for 3 ships. Get us coming and going on this deal! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	$800,000 dollars each! Just load them up and print more money that we borrow from China ... __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

11-10-16, 06:31 PM	#12
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	So LMC won the contract by bidding $50,000 cost per round and after getting the contract, they "discovered" that the actual cost would be $800,000 and no one is going to jail? I best some LMC exec got a huge bonus for pulling this off. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-08-16, 02:26 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Why do we keep doing this to ourselves?!

11-08-16, 03:38 PM	#5
AndyJWest Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It has guns? I thought that it was designed on the principle that if you make something ugly enough, the enemy will run away before you have to fire a shot.

11-08-16, 04:42 PM	#8
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The first news agency who came with this story was RT. Markus

11-11-16, 06:59 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Could be someone was given an 'under the table' licence to print money. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-11-16, 08:42 AM	#14
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Could fill the front with concrete and use it as a ram I guess.

11-11-16, 10:52 AM	#15
davis20 Nub Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 2 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Saw it on sea trials the other day. Here is a pic. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk