Correction: Also the caption in the picture of an aircraft carrier and an alleged Arleigh Burke class destroyer, it is not. Again, in the background is an Aegis equipped Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser. And, it is not nuclear powered. You can easily identify an Arleigh Burke destroyer by its single mast slightly inclined backward.
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Philippine Provinces / Re: US Navy Destroyer Spotted Off Basilan And Sulu
July 22, 2010, 05:43:48 PM #2
Philippine Provinces / Re: US Navy Destroyer Spotted Off Basilan And Sulu
July 21, 2010, 11:26:16 AM
The one beside USS Kidd destroyer is not a sister ship (same class) but a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser. A cruiser and a destroyer are two categories.
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Philippine Provinces / Re: US Navy Destroyer Spotted Off Basilan And Sulu
July 21, 2010, 11:08:17 AM
Just some corrections, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer is not nuclear powered. It is powered by four GE LM 2500 gas turbines, each rated at 33,600hp with a power turbine speed of 3,600rpm.
Also, cyclone class patrol boats are not missile boats. They are still categorized as gunboats with no missiles used as armaments. Its standard weapons are:
1 × MK 38 MOD 2 GWS (M242 cannon)
1 × MK 38 25 mm autocannon
5 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × MK 19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers
2 × M240B machine guns
Sorry, just couldn't resist correcting erroneous details.
Also, cyclone class patrol boats are not missile boats. They are still categorized as gunboats with no missiles used as armaments. Its standard weapons are:
1 × MK 38 MOD 2 GWS (M242 cannon)
1 × MK 38 25 mm autocannon
5 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × MK 19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers
2 × M240B machine guns
Sorry, just couldn't resist correcting erroneous details.
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