The lead American stealth destroyer Zumwalt headed to the Western Pacific, to demonstrate the full power of the American fleet in front of China. It is reported by CNN.
According to the command of the US 7th Fleet, 26 September the ship arrived in Japan, before that, he visited the naval base in Guam. Ship task – demonstration of the American flag off the coast of China and “creating a new level of combat space complexity for potential adversaries”. Statements have already been made, that the PRC Navy is no match for Zumwalt in size.
The presence of a stealth warship will arouse great Chinese interest, said former US Navy Capt. Karl Schuster.
It is worth noting, that the largest destroyer of the US Navy actually has no weapons, its equipping with new missiles should take place only in 2025 year. Zumwalt will be the first to receive the Common Hypersonic Glide Body system (C-HGB), allowing the use of a rocket engine to launch rockets at hypersonic speeds. Thus, he will become the first carrier of hypersonic missiles in the US Navy.. The two remaining ships of the series will receive the same system..
Meanwhile notes, that this is the first long-distance voyage of a stealth destroyer, earlier, the command of the US Navy was afraid to send these ships to the open sea, laying out routes, that the ship was at a distance from the coast not exceeding 60 miles. Besides, these destroyers are not included in any groupings, they still make solitary voyages, they are not involved in combat patrols, because they can't decide, in what format to use these ships. used photos:https://twitter.com/CavasShips
