BBG(X) - US Next Generation Battleship

joshjosh said:
Budget docs show a displacement range of 35k to 41k tons for bbg(x)
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Size grew by as much as a third and cost has gone intergalactic. Just a guess but I think a nuclear power announcement is in the future.
 
Moose said:
Size grew by as much as a third and cost has gone intergalactic. Just a guess but I think a nuclear power announcement is in the future.
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Wow, this pressure is directly on Congress, and the key issue is America's shipbuilding capabilities...
 
totoro said:
Now, whether USN wants a 15 000 t ship or a 18 000 t one, or a 22 000 t one - that's a different matter. Bigger is better, sure, but even if crew size doesn't scale up - fuel consumption does. There is probably a sweet spot for a design that will eventually replace 80 Burkes. And IF we are talking about a single ship class, it probably isn't over 20 000 t. Granted, a two class solution might be better. 12-15 000 t one and a 20 000+ t one. Not sure about the 35 000 t "battleship" though. I'd say there's simply no cost-efficient use case for that one.
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I'm expecting ~20-30 BBG/CGX, a ship with the 69RMA BMD radars, 12 CPS tubes holding 36 missiles, ~128 or more Mk41 (and/or Mk57, there's arguable reasons to use Mk57s around the perimeter of the helo deck), a 5" gun or two, and most importantly flag CIC and berthing for all the crew for that. 22-35ktons

Plus another class that isn't as big to replace the Burkes. Maybe 17ktons.



Moose said:
Size grew by as much as a third and cost has gone intergalactic. Just a guess but I think a nuclear power announcement is in the future.
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IIRC, the long-lead items of a nuclear plant are one of the major bottlenecks in general ship production. So any nuclear plant would be 2 fewer submarines or 1 less carrier.
 
Scott Kenny said:
I'm expecting ~20-30 BBG/CGX, a ship with the 69RMA BMD radars, 12 CPS tubes holding 36 missiles, ~128 or more Mk41 (and/or Mk57, there's arguable reasons to use Mk57s around the perimeter of the helo deck), a 5" gun or two, and most importantly flag CIC and berthing for all the crew for that. 22-35ktons

Plus another class that isn't as big to replace the Burkes. Maybe 17ktons.




IIRC, the long-lead items of a nuclear plant are one of the major bottlenecks in general ship production. So any nuclear plant would be 2 fewer submarines or 1 less carrier.
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They are now “revisiting” the ford class. So I wouldn’t be surprised at cuts there to free up reactors, yard space, or money for this.
 
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