If I were given the choice, I'd take the Hyuga over one of those "angle boats".

Armor, flight decks and 14 inch guns are just too sexy.

This. Is a DD

Thats a puny toy.

i'm so confused, is that a ss or a dd... enemy died just by seeing this picture... let
alone experience seeing this ship sailing in front of our eyes... LOL

>Ugly?? I think it looks awsome,and deadly :)

QFT.

Yeah, I'm guessing no one in the thing cares what it looks like. I'm guessing all they
care about is hitting the enemy while not getting hit. I agree the thing looks like a
half-finished row boat. But who cares? It's the next step.

They're ugly because the weapons are disproportionate to their size. Monitor's were
known to be ugly in their day and every day after.

Bismarck/Tirpitz are probably the most beautiful warships in my opinion. Possibly due to
their symmetry proportions. Not to mention, I find the cigar shaped hull to be better
looking that the "teardrop" style of Iowa or Yamato.

Leaderworl, you put up some numbers but still not have said how the Zumwalt is, as
you say, impotent.

Russian? Is the year suddenly 1975? Lol

the near cv is ugly watch the line,need not be a ship designer to see beauty in lines,
origami art is a beautiful, if your mind does not understand the beauty of simplicity is
just your mistake not others,nothing personal.

Aerleigh Burke class DD characteristic:

Armament: * 96 cell Mk 41 vertical launch system
* BGM-109 Tomahawk
* RGM-84 Harpoon SSM (not in Flight IIa units)
* RIM-66M Standard medium range SAM (has an ASuW mode)
* SM-3 Standard Ballistic missile defense missile for Aegis BMD (15 ships as of March
2009[update][4] )
* RIM-162 ESSM SAM (DDG-79 onward)
* RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC
* RIM-174A Standard ERAM to be added in 2011
* one 5 inch (127 mm/54) Mk-45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) (DDG-51 through -80)
* one 5 inch (127 mm/62) Mk-45 mod 4 (lightweight gun) (DDG-81 onwards)
* two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS (DDG-51 through -84, one on several later units)
* two Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (six Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes, Mk-54 in the near future)
Aircraft carried: * None, but LAMPS III electronics installed on landing deck for
coordinated DDG-51/helo ASW operations (Flights I and II)
* Two MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helos (Flight IIA onwards)
Aviation facilities: Flights I and II: Flight deck only
Flight IIA onwards: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters


So the 21 DD is born IMPOTENT like all high +40 lvl snakes,maybe the invisibility is save
the zumwalt class.

''pirate Sourcouf sexy FF(zoom):


Maybe not everyone knows French and Russians are the best naval( and jets)designer.

Ugly?? I think it looks awsome,and deadly :)

Nvm, appears i am still semi-correct about the US Navys DD(X) plans

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dd21/

"In November 2005, DD(X) was approved for system development and
demonstration (SDD). In April 2006, the USN announced that the first ship of the
class will be designated DDG 1000 Zumwalt. The second ship will be Michael
Monsoor (DDG 1001)."