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They pretty clearly say that its being put on the Spearhead for testing because it has the space for it. And given all the problems they're having on the LCSs,
by icegreentea 13y ago
They pretty clearly say that its being put on the Spearhead for testing because it has the space for it. And given all the problems they're having on the LCSs, I think the last they want to do is is to do testing of experimental weapons on it.
As for power, the LM2500 in the Aegis Destroyers put out 20MW. They have 4 of them. This gun puts out 32MJ of muzzle velocity. Assuming 10% efficiency, and you're at 320MJ per shot. If you ran a dedicated LM2500 per gun, that'll get you a shot every 16 seconds.
- dm2 13y agoThe Wikipedia page says the engines are this kind and only produce 9MW: http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/products/engine-program/diesel-engines-and-gas-turbines-for-marine-main-propulsion-dieselelectric-drives-and-onboard-power-generation/diesel-engines-for-yachts/detail/product/472/cHash/4ff3806e0fd02da8b2018163b14381d1/ http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/products/engine-program/diesel... But I see what you are saying, that seems like plenty, I had always assume that it would take a huge amount of energy (I know pretty much nothing about electricity).