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Originally Posted by Retroit
Hmmm...Stealth fighter...Stealth Bomber...Stealth Destroyer...  |
It is an interesting thought... long range over-the-horizon cruise missiles are looking for a radar image, they aren't being vectored to the target by an illuminator like many SAMs. The radar on a missile has a lot of constraints (size, power) so it is quite possible the stealth design of this warship has a huge advantage vs. attacking ssms in how well a missile can see and lock on to it.
Even if it can't be completely invisible to an incoming cruise missile, it probably has a much easier time of looking less attractive than countermeasures it deploys vs. a conventional ship would.
Between stealth profile, electronic countermeasures, the ESSMs it'll carry, and the 57s with the programmed burst one could argue a Zumwalt is less of a floating target than any other surface ship. I still have problems seeing the need for the land attack role though.
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