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The Wisconsin was the last battleship, not the Missouri.Nope. Not wrong. The
USS Missouri was the last battleship to be commissioned by the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
Wisconsin was commissioned in April of 1944.
Missouri was commissioned in June of 1944. Looked it up because I wasn't sure of the exact dates.
Also, I didn't really mention "cutting edge tech", so I'm not sure what you're referring to.
I do agree that we have a gap in our fleet capabilities, and that the Arleigh-Burkes are maxed-out in terms of their capabilities. We need a new DDG hull. This isn't a DDG(x), it is a BBG. Significantly larger than a DDG. Power plant likely won't be an issue on a new design (if it is, someone screwed up). That, however, does not make me incorrect about the Navy not wanting this. This isn't a replacement for the Ticos. They were only about the size of the Arleigh-Burkes (~9K tons). This is a completely different class of ship that arguably won't fill the gap in capabilities. With only a few more VLS cells than the much smaller Ticos. They need fires, and a lot of them. You could build 4 DDGs for one of these things, giving you a lot more "bang for your buck", and filling the gap left by the Ticos very nicely.
I'm not saying a BBG is a bad idea. But it's not really what the Navy is worried about at the moment. They need new frigate hulls (which is why they were entertaining the FREMM/Constellation), and new DDG hulls (which the Zumwalt was supposed to be, but ended up falling flat).
