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Originally Posted by Defcon 6
My turrets using AGS are unmanned as the DD(X) turrets are. Using hydraulic loading systems and liquid propellant there is no need to man them.
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About every 20 years people start thinking that liquid propellants are a good idea. And they are always shown the error of their way.
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Nuclear power uses steam technology. They use steam turbines, so the nuclear concept isn't space intensive, it's automated. Even in nuclear power plants the reactors are automated.
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So now you are doubling the size of the engine crew. With nuclear power you need a Nuc Eng crew and a steam plant crew.
Why not use LM2500 powerplants. You know, the thing that powers the Burkes, Ticos, And Wasp class from LHD-8, the new LHA(R). An engine that shares commonallity with a aircraft engine that is used by the AF and civilian fleets all over the world. Making emergency repair parts easier to obtain. Also the engine that is used on the QM2. And they are not huge engines as you state below
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Dpesm't matter. Theres 150,000 tons of material going into it. Armor doesn't matter, you wouldn't calculate its cost as dramatically higher. We don't have the systems to produce it, but that doesn't matter. Especially since the Navy just developed a new type of steel for armoring purposes. Nuclear powered systems are actually cheaper because they take up less space, are far more fuel efficient and give out more power overall. The queen mary 2 has several huge engines powering it. The 16" guns are questionable as we can't estimate how much it would cost. However considering we could use existing AGS technology the only R&D would be actual mechanical aspects. In term, the DD(X) AGS system didn't cost much to develop compared to say...the PLVS or hull design.
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The "new" navy steel isn't armor its structural steel. It does matter because the BB will have more steel. More compartments ect... In addition the structural integrity around the 16 in mounts will have to withstand quite a bit of force.
Might want to work on a VGAS type mount for it.
You have some other design flaws but the one that you must answer to satisfy the Navy. When the mermaid pods go "**** up" and lock in place, what will you do for emergenc steering? And when that fails, then what? US Navy ships normally have triple redundency on critical systems. Whats yours?