Guided-missile destroyer
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[[File:PLANS Taiyuan (DDG-131) 20190729.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Chinese_destroyer_Taiyuan|''Taiyuan'' (131)]], a [[Type 052D|Type 052D (Luyang III-class)]] guided-missile destroyer]] |
[[File:PLANS Taiyuan (DDG-131) 20190729.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Chinese_destroyer_Taiyuan|''Taiyuan'' (131)]], a [[Type 052D|Type 052D (Luyang III-class)]] guided-missile destroyer]] |
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[[File:DDG-125 acceptance trials.jpg|400px|thumb|[[USS Jack H. Lucas|USS ''Jack H. Lucas'']], an [[Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer|Arleigh-Burke-class]] guided-missile destroyer]] |
[[File:DDG-125 acceptance trials.jpg|400px|thumb|[[USS Jack H. Lucas|USS ''Jack H. Lucas'']], an [[Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer|Arleigh-Burke-class]] Flight III guided-missile destroyer]] |
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A '''guided-missile destroyer''' ('''DDG''') is a [[destroyer]] whose primary armament is [[guided missile]]s so they can provide [[anti-aircraft warfare]] [[Screening (tactical)|screening]] for the fleet. Most modern destroyers are of the guided-missile type, and they are widely deployed by advanced navies; in particular, the [[Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer|Arleigh Burke-class]] guided-missile destroyer is the most numerous class of warship in the [[US Navy]]. |
A '''guided-missile destroyer''' ('''DDG''') is a [[destroyer]] whose primary armament is [[guided missile]]s so they can provide [[anti-aircraft warfare]] [[Screening (tactical)|screening]] for the fleet. Most modern destroyers are of the guided-missile type, and they are widely deployed by advanced navies; in particular, the [[Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer|Arleigh Burke-class]] guided-missile destroyer is the most numerous class of warship in the [[US Navy]]. |
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