Arleigh Burke class DDG, Flights I, II, IIA, III, and beyond.

[seadude]

Building my own what if Arleigh Burke destroyer here...........
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=51586.0
............has gotten me curious to start a topic on what people think about the current "Flights" of the ship and what the class overall might have for future improvements or what missed opportunities could it have had in the past?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
One picture which I found long ago on the Net, but don't remember where from, is shown below with various options for sensors and weapon fits.





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer

[PR19_Kit]

Just WHAT are those weird twin engined aircraft off to port of the two helos? 

[Captain Canada]

The helos are just as weird lol

[seadude]

Just WHAT are those weird twin engined aircraft off to port of the two helos? 

I have no idea. Use your imagination and think of something. 

[scooter]

The helos are just as weird lol

Probably artists impression of the LAMPS III Seahawks

Just WHAT are those weird twin engined aircraft off to port of the two helos? 

Proposed ASW(?) for Zumwalt's proposed VSTOL Support Ship.  Think of it like a VSTOL S-3 Viking

[scooter]

So a random thought based around the shenanigans in my Post Apocalyptic randomness thread (to whit the worldbuilding, how hard would it be to convert the Burke hullform back to high pressure steam power plants, instead of gas turbine?

[Old Wombat]

Very.

Especially if you wanted anything like the speed, performance & capability of the current vessels.

The boilers & steam turbines required would take up significantly more volume within the hull (at minimum twice the volume, probably more), thereby reducing the available volume for crew, weapons, munitions, electronics systems, etc.