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The Biggest Naval Guns Since WWII, Now in Display Mode

Anime-style cartoon in a dark brick bar: an armored figure with a warship for a head, labeled The Destroyer, says 'The biggest guns since WWII. The shells are display only.' Beside it a single golden shell in a glass case is tagged $800K, Do not touch.
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A warship whose shells cost so much that the plan is mostly to admire them.

What
The Biggest Naval Guns Since WWII, Now in Display Mode
When
2026-10-16
Source
Defense News
Credit
EXE original cartoon
License
CC BY 4.0
Details
The class shrank from 28 ships to 3, and the price per round grew to about $800,000. The gun is fine. It's just on a strict diet. Based on: The Navy moved to cancel the Zumwalt class's guided projectiles after the cost rose to as much as $800,000 per round. (Defense News, 2016-11-07).

procurementnavybudgetMeme / satire

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  1. Defense News
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