27.04.2022, 07:27
Zitat:Zumwalt Destroyers’ 155mm AGSs’ Removal Fates Undeterminedhttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...etermined/
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the three stealthy DDG 1000 Zumwalt destroyers’ inactive and never-fired 155mm Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) will be removed for the installation of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile vertical launch tubes in their places. But what is unknown is what will become of the AGSs, two per tumblehome destroyer, once they are removed. Naval News asked the U.S. Navy and received a reply. [...] Lt. Lewis Aldridge, CHINFO News Desk Officer, replied via email: “The Navy plans to remove the two Advanced Gun System (AGS) mounts. Disposition plan to be determined.” [...]
Instead of pursuing cheaper custom-made 155mm AGS shells (U.S. Army and NATO standard 155mm howitzer shells cannot fire from the Zumwalt AGSs), the U.S. Navy has finally settled on removing these stealthy angular turrets and ammunition hull magazines to install the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles vertical launch system (VLS) tubes in their places because the CPS hypersonic missile is larger than the dimensions of the Navy’s Mark 41 and Mark 57 VLS tubes. The Mark 57 VLS is so far only found aboard the Zumwalt destroyers.
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