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4 Features on 2 VHS Video Tapes. 1. Warship: The US Navy LG-47 Aegis Cruisers are the most lethal warships sailing the sea today. Come aboard the USS Lake Champlain, a Ticonderoga Class Cruiser, as we explore this masterpiece of warship technology. 2. Battleship: Bristling with guns and protected by thick belts of armor, the battleship is the most important warship ever built. The muscle of a battleship is its 16-inch guns, the most powerful on any ship in the world. Board the USS Bisconsin and take a first-hand look at her impressive firepower as she fires broadside. New technology has rejuvenated the battleship. Cruise missiles extend the fire power of a battleship by thousands of miles and announced the next round of the Gulf War, and a handful of remote control Phalanx weapons defend the battleship from air threats. 3. The Silent War: The modern submarine is the most powerful warship ever designed. For this reason, the superpowers have spent billions of dollars trying to find new methods to locate and destroy and enemy submarines. 4. Destroyer: The destroyer has long been the workhorse of modern navies, having a very balanced design capable of both fleet air defense and anti-submarine warfare. Board the latest in modern warship design, the US Navy's DDG-51, the USS Arleigh Burke, a radical new departure in destroyer design. Its new hull shape gives it unique handling capabilities even it the roughest seas. On first glance, the USS Arleigh Burke seems almost devoid of weapons, but hidden in the bowels of the ship is an impressive array of sophisticated missiles. From its mast-mounted radars to its hull-mounted sonars, the Burke represents the peak of warship design.