Zumwalt as Force Fusion Platform

>>31817528
Could be that the Zumwalts computers are fast and capable enough to handle additional computing needs of a surface group. Like a plug and play CPU for extra computing power.

The only closest thing to this I can think of is the way SAM systems use track-via-missile guidance: they use the launcher control site to process everything instead of a complete guidance package on a missile. This allows the launch control site to give the missile more computing power.

And the Zumwalt is designed to be controlled by a handful of people... Like the dreadnought in that newish State Trek movie, "Into Darkness".

Intradasting.

>>31817528
brainship

Whenever someone mentions data fusion centers in regards to military operations I get Victoria: 4th generation warfare flashbacks.

send help

>>31817596

Right so like an F-35 of the seas.

>>31818166
That's a great analogy, anon. I didn't think of that.

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>>31818307
what the fuck

As an engineer, but not in the know. I could imagine they could handle a lot of encryption/decryption and comms stuff that would otherwise be done locally. Maybe some radar processing? although I'd imagine it would be too slow to send data from ship to ship to do offsite processing. But this is the big leagues, who the hell knows what tech these ships have under their hoods.

>>31818331
What?

>>31818331

That's the decoration of a true 4chan veteran, anon.

>>31818331

its a new 4chan pass level on here

>>31818338
Or increasing the ability of a ship to track and engage more targets than by itself.

>A Tico tracks several hundred targets at once.
>Datalinks to a Zumwalt's computers to increase the tracking limit.
>Tico can now track and engage three times more.

>adaptive force packages

>>31818645
I tried since4pass, and it dont work.

Do i need to name fag?

>>31818645
Woah, someone else willing to pay the big bux.

>>31817596
When you overclock it, just make sure it doesn't overheat. Those Mediterranean waters are pretty warm.

>>31817528

Basically just a phone call away off telling your friends that they are fucked, but only if they chose to not stay in the group.

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>>31820309
>Those Mediterranean waters are pretty warm.

Good thing you know nothing about computers.

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>adaptive force package

>>31818223
You're not thinking fourth generationally enough, the USN needs to replace it's navy with armed clipper ships.

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>>31820321
Sorry, you're a bit thick.

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>>31817528

For the love of God build more than 3. There is so much wasted potential here.

>>31818166
>Like the dreadnought in that newish State Trek movie, "Into Darkness".
>Intradasting.

Yeah, yeah. You probably saw Ghostbusters too. Amirte?

>>31820714
If they are paying 2+ billion for burkes, they might as well just buy Zumwalts
Though I dnno about the balsa wood structure of the Zumwalt, might be weak against hostile weaponry.

>>31820714
The Zumwalts are just testbeds for the technology that will be used on the next generation of destroyers.

>>31820777
The US is going to be destroyed in nuclear war during Hillary's 8 years, there won't be a next gen

>>31818307
>That's a great analogy, anon. I didn't think of that.

If you liked that Star Trek movie you will love Ghostbusters.

>>31820785

Anon there' not gonna be nuclear war don't worry; we'll live to see the follow-on class to Zumwalt/Burke.

>>31817528
Do you guys think these things are submersible or nay. I know the navy says they aren't, but that don't mean nuffin.

>>31819553

Poorfags.

>>31820766
>>31820788
Interesting script you are reading from.

>>31820776
meh. been used as a core for composites for decades now. much much cheaper than titanium honeycomb and nearly as strong.

Imagine a battleship like gun platform with a gorillion rounds in storage and 9 of those big ass long range rail "the enemy in the ass" guns.

>>31821026
Imagine something inferior to existing guided missile destroyers?

>>31817528
>Gigantic radar array making up 1/3 of the ship's size

What did they mean by this?

They should turn all these ships into escort carriers to allow operation of F-35B's/UAV's/Seaplanes off them.

Remove the useless guns, move the bridge over 50 feet, and slap a full length flight deck on it.

>>31821080
You mean the class of ship that will be rendered practically unusable once laser missile defenses become mature?

>>31817528
Electronic Warfare is coming into play, so now we have to deal with symmetrical near-peer forces, asymmetrical COIN, both possibly utilizing CBRN and cyber-warfare induced by a variety of actors. Actors that could knock out the power grid, activate sleeper cells to capitalize on the chaos and invade with conventional forces all within a 24 hour period.

>>31820495
>people will buy this strapon thinking its good.

Nothing beats a good leather harness and a high quality silicone dildo.

>>31820501
And dive bombers and cold fusion powered carbon fiber dirigibles.

>>31821128

That's just silly.

>>31820295

kek

>>31821833
why is it silly

>>31822325

Because we already have 20 carriers without needing to majorly alter the superstructure of another class of ships.

>>31822355
and 10 of those carriers will be filled with choppers, 3 of the other carriers will be sitting in dry dock, another 3 will be elsewhere in the world.

Being able to refuel and rearm on smaller ships could be quite a force multiplier.

>>31822373

>and 10 of those carriers will be filled with choppers
Anon you must know what the F-35B is for, right?

>3 of the other carriers will be sitting in dry dock, another 3 will be elsewhere in the world.
You may as well say the same thing about the Zumwalts, then. They have maintenance availability periods and overseas deployments, too (what's wrong with overseas deployments, anyway?).

>Being able to refuel and rearm on smaller ships could be quite a force multiplier.
On this I agree, but that's different from putting a flight deck on them, which really wouldn't work. In fact, I've previously suggested on /k/ that the Freedom and Independence classes should be upgraded to accept F-35Bs, the idea being that they would work well as near-shore depots.

>>31822325
>why is changing a purpose built design into something we already have ships for silly

As usual you didn't put much thought into this.

>>31821715
>light rail
>college crusaders
>celibate mexican wife
>printwriters
HHHHNNNNGG!

>>31822429
>which really wouldn't work.
It might not fit doctrine and may be ackward, but it would physically WORK
Needing to vertically take off cripples payloads.

>>31823299

>Needing to vertically take off cripples payloads.
Yes, they would be providing an auxiliary option for operational flexibility at the margins, not a first choice.

>>31817528
What is with the post-9/11 military and high-tech buzzwords?

>>31821026
the current problem with the railgun that the zumWAT will field is that the rails that the projectile is being accelerated on, get damaged and are unusable after a dozen or so shots, also not to mention the energy you're going to have to generate to fire 9 rail the enemy in the ass guns

>>31823427
Your information is very out of date, and none of the 3 Zumwalts will have railguns unless they are retrofit in the future.

>>31823528

http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/u-s-may-field-railgun-on-zumwalt-destroyer/

>>31817528
basically they want the zumwalt to do the same shit as the F-35

Do everything while networking with everything else in order to paint a 3D battlefield picture that commanders can work with, which in turn should theoretically improve combat logistics

but that's all what I'm guessing, because as far as Im concerned the best results have always come from good situational awareness, it's why tank cmdrs stick their heads out of tanks

>>31823604

Yeah that's what I was thinking >>31818264

>>31823362
To confuse congress into giving them lots of money for 'the cyber' and to prevent 'malware glitches'

>>31817528
>What did they mean by this?
"Give us money"

>>31823664
yeah that, the F-35 can fly, but most of its budget should be in that fancy schamncy computer system

>>31823544
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/tech/2016/03/22/admiral-shipbuilders-wont-install-railgun-new-navy-destroyers/82126978/

>>31823820

Oh never mind, I missed your mention of retrofitting.

>>31821113
It means:

>FUCK YOU AND ALL YOUR POPCORN!

>>31823166
LIGHT
RAIL
ENTHUSIAST

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>>31818223
>>31820501
>>31821715
>>31823166
>>31823996
>>31824038

>>31825013
http://desuarchive.org/k/search/subject/Let%27s%20Read%20Victoria/

Get reading buddy boy, and strap in tight because there are no brakes on the light rail train.

>>31826112

I can see this is going to be quite a read.

>>31817528
>Zumwalt-class destroyers will use their computing capabilities to make these groups more lethal through increased range, deception, computer integration, and data analysis from various platforms.

It means hey Ayatollah, next time we can mis-identify your Airbus as F-14 from twice the range....MUH AEGIS...

>>31827555
All the computing power in the world can't fix a hot headed commander.

bumb

>>31820501
Can current generation anti-shipping missiles be defeated by sailing in a diamond formation?

>>31817528
>What did they mean by this?

That it's shit and id merely akin to nothing more than a $7.5billion Alienware graphics amplifier.

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It's so fucking ugly

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>>31829339

Zumwalt-chan is beautiful. So regal.

>>31823166
>celibate mexican wife
>mexican
You shut your non-responsible negro mouth, she was descended from Spanish nobility! Also she declined to actually marry him and remained his live-in housekeeper.