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Originally Posted by swaghauler
The Navy finally got smart and upgraded the automatic cannon to 155mm caliber (still rapid fire no less). Now the branches can all share artillery ammo, including the Excaliber round and the new GPS kits which will mount on a standard 155mm shell and turn it into a "tube launched JDAM." The idea of the Zumwalt sailing into a combat zone under the cover of darkness (with its very low radar signature) and unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of Excaliber rounds makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I cannot wait to see the railgun fitted to the one under construction now.
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Incorrect. Same caliber, but not the same ammunition. Just like the 30mm auto canon on an A-10 can't fire the ammunition for the auto canon of the AH-64.