Tell Me About the Post Nimitz-Class Era

[newfangle]

Hello military buffs.

I've recently had a surgence of interest in naval specs. I was reading on Wikipedia about the class of carriers to replace the venerable (well, not really venerable since the newer models are very modern) Nimitz class carriers.

Anyone have a better site? What I'm really looking for is some cold hard numbers about how much ass-kickery this thing is capable of.

Any hopes for battleships with magnetic railguns as well?

 

[MarineCorps]

Hello military buffs.

I've recently had a surgence of interest in naval specs. I was reading on Wikipedia about the class of carriers to replace the venerable (well, not really venerable since the newer models are very modern) Nimitz class carriers.

Anyone have a better site? What I'm really looking for is some cold hard numbers about how much ass-kickery this thing is capable of.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cvx.htm

Any hopes for battleships with magnetic railguns as well?

No.

 

[Fifty]

I've toured the Nimitz several times... it's freaking awesome.

will be cool to see what is next

 

[SeleucusNicator]

I think we'll see railguns on navy surface ships within our lifetimes. But I can't imagine the battleship making a comeback.

 

[Kozmos]

No we arent.There are way too many problems having it fire on land let alone on some kind of ship.

 

[nonconformist]

The sheer size and sdpecs of a railgun on a ship is unfeasable.

 

[IglooDame]

You're referring to the CVN-21 plan. Details (mostly budgeting, but with some nuggets of design specs in it) here:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RS20643.pdf

While they're looking at electromagnetic (vice steam) catapults, I don't think they're doing railgun-as-weapon planning for the ship.


Gratuitous ain't-it-cool pic: