Of course there is Bob, you have to be able to carry the missiles to roughly where you want to shoot them from and then the carrying vessel needs to be able to protect itself from counter attack. You also need a show of force, ie, a ship on the horizon to show that you COULD fire missiles if you wanted, or carry out long range ship=shore bombardment. It has a 155mm gun cap[able of firing rocket propelled shells to over 100 miles, guided, by the way.

This would be an easy vessel to build eh!! all flat sides. Easy peasy to get a really good stand off scale job. Not for me, don't do American warships.

Only $3 billion dollars, put me down for two.

Ashley

In another publication 2005 a design for a free , I think Jet propulsion runner was shown , so An Ashley version is a must.

These ships have rarity value. Due to costs overruns and other problems only 3 are being built instead of 32 and the US Navy has reverted to the earlier Arleigh Burke design. The three ships have to carry all the design costs which makes them appallingly expensive and a huge waste of taxpayer money.

Colin

I had already been looking at this shape for a new EeZeBilt, but a civil ship – the 'A' yacht of Andrey Melnichenko.

Here is a video: **LINK**

I actually lay awake last night mulling over the practicalities of a Zummy. As usual with these modern styles of warship there is a very high superstructure, but of course making the boat slightly larger would effectively decrease the structural weight a bit by "thinning" the sheet material down for the scale.

Bulkheads could be Styrofoam to save top-weight, access via deck hatches. Make the below water section a bit deeper to provide more stability/ability to add a decent amount of ballast. Seems to have been fitted with conventional props so nothing difficult there. Balsa gun turrets, card "hatches", man made board patches for the radar or possibly 1.5mm ply. Foam helicopter unless something commercial is available.

About 4 foot long, the size I have settled on as being large enough to be ..not small… and to fit in the boot of the car.

The entire thing seems to be all straight lines. I have no doubt that I could construct a shell in three or four sunny days no probs using superglue (which is great for man-made board, as it penetrates through the material strengthening the joins wonderfully) and 5 min epoxy for the foam structure bits.

Ashley

Hello Captain Bob

I actually fancy doing something really different and futuristic so I guess that the Zummy qualifies, I will have a closer look at the ship to see if we can make it work at 4ft.

Paul

Hi Ash

I am looking at the bow right now trying to figure out why it doesn't 'plough' the ship down under the waves, the bulb obviously has a great deal to do with this.

I have emailed the builders (bath iron works) and asked if I can have some design details.

Paul

Hi Ash

I agree, in fact the longer I look at the shape the more improbable the design seems.

I get on well with the guys in dark glasses and often take a brew out to them, after all it is quite cold outside.

Paul

Captain Bob

Instead of speculating about what it might do you could have some fun and do a little research into this vessel. The rail-gun and electron free laser will amaze you.

Paul