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2016-11-08 -Lurid Crime Tales-

U.S. Navy's Newest Warship Has No Ammunition for Its Big Guns

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Is this the equivalent of Title Passing?

What is Title Passing?

Posted by trailing wife 2016-11-08 09:33|| 2016-11-08 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 When title passes, whatever it is you've purchased becomes your problem.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-11-08 10:11|| 2016-11-08 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 155 millimeter/62-caliber Advanced Gun System

Couldn't make a sabot out of an existing Army round?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-11-08 10:14|| 2016-11-08 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 The ammunition is the hook on the deal with the new gun.

Why wasn't the good old 5-inch/38 good enough?

And what is making this ammunition so expensive...radar guided, or what???

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-11-08 10:47|| 2016-11-08 10:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Re: #3) P2K
Yes, 155mm is a common caliber and there are quite a few nations working on smart projectiles. Did somebody at LockMart not grease the right politico and/or the program is hopelessly broken?

Posted by magpie 2016-11-08 11:09|| 2016-11-08 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 A Boeing friend passed this art to me; seems that the good ol'boys at Lawndart-ville could come up with some sort of F-18 variant that would suffice as the ammo; Lord knows they have sold that POS as a fix/replacement for everything else except helos and subs ( probably working that as we speak)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2016-11-08 14:20|| 2016-11-08 14:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Deep fire support SPOD, we all love Naval Gunfire Support until.... WTF? $800 K.

Cheaper shorter ranged rounds will be available.

Posted by Shipman 2016-11-08 14:48|| 2016-11-08 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 #4 The ammunition is the hook on the deal with the new gun
They practically give away printers for free so you have to buy the ink cartridges.

Posted by Glenmore 2016-11-08 16:22|| 2016-11-08 16:22|| Front Page Top

#9 That's the deal Glen. Although it's a common caliber this gun is a special and requires proprietary ammo, no refills.

Posted by Shipman 2016-11-08 22:30|| 2016-11-08 22:30|| Front Page Top

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