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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by quartesixte on Saturday April 27, 2024 @01:40AM (#40177570)
Wait are you telling me that the only reason why we think Burke class ships are small is because 1) “Destroyer” and then 2) CVNs are just fucking massive?
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Re:Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics to develop unman... by dgroshev on Saturday April 27, 2024 @04:35PM (#40183269)
Yep.

HMS Dreadnought: Length: 160m / Beam: 25m / Displacement: 18410t

Acorn-class destroyer (contemporary with Dreadnought): Length: 75m / Beam: 8m / Displacement: 780t

Burke Flight III: Length: 155m / Beam: 20m / Displacement: 9900t

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