Equipment problems have been a problem for the Zumwalts. The ship broke down in the canal soon after it was commissioned. The second ship in the class failed during sea trials. According to a report from Military Watch Magazine, the Zumwalts suffered from poor functioning weapons, stalling engines and an under performance in their stealth capabilities. The viability of the program is in question even if the destroyers were able to function as intended due to the scale of cost overruns. Anti-ship missiles, anti-torpedoes, and long-range area-air defense missiles are not included in the Zumwalts. The destroyers were described as an "ambitious but failed ship concept." Roblin noted that their weaponry was expensive. Around the same price as a cruise missile, the ship's long-range land- attack projectile guided shells cost $800,000 each. Themunitions were canceled because they were too expensive. Roblin said that the Zumwalt was produced despite coming in 50% over budget. Continue to read.
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