In Britain, presented a draft perspective "Dreadnought"
"Outside the body is supposed to cover with graphene, which will reduce drag and thereby increase the speed and reduce fuel consumption," - the newspaper writes.
According to the developers, the ship will be equipped with "ballast tanks, which, being filled, will lower the ship into the water, which will make it a less visible target for the enemy."
There is no complete clarity with the power plant yet - it will be nuclear or turbine.
As for weapons. “It is proposed to arm dreadnoughts with an electromagnetic gun capable of launching projectiles at a distance comparable to what cruise missiles are now able to overcome; hypersonic rockets flying at speeds above 5 Mach; torpedoes that can reach speeds in 300 nodes due to the fact that they will move in a bubble of gas that will reduce friction; lasers to hit air targets, ”the newspaper said, referring to the developers.
According to the engineers, the command post will be equipped with a holographic volume map.
In addition, the developers promise that due to advanced technologies, the crew size will be sharply reduced - from standard for modern ships 200 people to 50.
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