Main caliber destroyer Zumwalt will be able to shoot projectiles with a speed of 9000 km/h

us military initiated engineering studies of possible configurations of the third class destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) electromagnetic gun, according to USNI News.

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Representative of the command of the marine systems of the Navy (NAVSEA) has announced that it will be studied the possibility of the power plant and cooling systems, in addition, you must choose a location to install electromagnetic guns. < / br>
Vice-Admiral William Hilarides noted that, most likely, the railgun will replace one of the two 155-mm artillery BAE AGS Advanced Gun System).

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the Third destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) is still under construction at the company's General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW). Tentative date of delivery of the ship to the Navy in 2018.

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destroyer Zumwalt is not accidental - the ship has a powerful power plant: two massive engine Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 generate 78 MW of energy - much more than on other destroyers and cruisers of the United States.

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Test the guns will begin next year, for its installation will be used transport ship USNS Millinocket (JHSV-3). Recall that the Americans had successfully tested a railgun in 2008, then muzzle energy guns was 10 MJ, speed - 9000 km/h Later close to the serial pattern railgun from BAE Systems was tested on 32 MJ. It is planned that production samples of this system will have a range of 180 km, and in the run - up to 400 km

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