"Trump"-class battleship cost announced, one ship costs as high as 2.2 billion US dollars, comparable to 20 "055" destroyers!
Goodness, now "Commissioner Smith" has another chance to make a profit. On January 16th, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the preliminary cost estimate for the "Trump"-class battleship (Trump-class), which displaces 35,000 tons. The conclusion was that the cost of the first "Trump"-class battleship under the standard plan is 2.2 billion US dollars, and even the "budget version" after downgrading costs as much as 1.51 billion US dollars.
What does this cost mean? Our "055" destroyer costs about 1 billion US dollars per ship. 2.2 billion US dollars is enough for us to build 20 "055" destroyers. The cost of the first "Ford"-class carrier is only 1.3 billion US dollars. It must be said that the cost of the "Trump"-class battleship is really astonishing, and the "grease" in the American shipbuilding industry is truly too big.
By the way, such a powerful warship is named after "Trump". Personally, I think we must build it, and we should build more than 20 of them. I suppose Americans and Chinese military fans would be very happy to see...
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854525586207876/
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