Question about Arleigh Burke class DDG

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by Skorn

I just think it's a bad idea to downgrade any system of a ship. No, they might not have had to use the CIWS yet, but it doesn't mean that it wouldn't save a ship if worst comes to worst. Just a bad idea to take weaponry off in my idea, especially if you don't replace it with something superior.

Removing something you consider useless, or inefficient, frees up weight and space for something else (Or, worse comes to worst, it might just makes the ship handle better), and release maintenance effort to other equipment.

Ships can't carry the world and a half ; eventually they need to save on weight and power... Although the navy usually isn't that tight on those things :-D