The USS Zumwalt can't afford its own $800,000-per-round ammo

The USS Zumwalt can't afford its own $800,000-per-round ammo
https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/07/the-uss-zumwalt-cant-afford-its-own-800-000-per-round-ammo/

Engadget Full RSS Feed / 2016-11-07 19:48

The USS Zumwalt, America's newest stealth destroyer packs some impressive firepower but there's just one problem: the US Navy can't afford the ammunition for the vessel's 155-millimeter Advanced Gun Systems. These weapons are designed to fire a GPS-guided shell, dubbed the Long Range Land Attack Projectile, up to 60 miles where it strikes with unprecedented accuracy. What's more, the Zumwalt can lob up to ten of these shells every minute. But while the LRLAPs are quite lethal, they're also ludicrously expensive at $800,000 a pop........