As provided, it was 30,000 polys (!!!), with the two CIWS systems on it taking up 10,000(!!!) polys.
I ended up completely redoing the superstructure from scratch using the line drawings from Norman Friedman's US Cruisers, and the assistance of an uncompleted USS Bunker Hill CG-52 1:700 waterline model; the only superstructure that's original is the illuminators and the mast supports.
The revised version ended up clocking in at 7,318 Polys, and being actually more detailed and accurate than the 30k version.
I've already begun producing variants based off the basic SpruCan/Tico hull and parts for GCB.
I present to you DDX 3!
Basically, a real ship proposed by the USN OpNav Bureau from guidelines set in May 1978 for an affordable surface combatant to complement the Ticonderoga class; part of the design process that led to DDG-51:
The requirements were:
Create a battle force capable surface combattant ranging from 3,500 tons ($200m in FY79) to 8,900 tons ($650m in FY79).
DDX 3 was one of the designs with AEGIS, and it was basically taking a Ticonderoga, deleting the Helicopter Hangar, Aft 5" Gun, and two illuminators for the missiles.
The design either carried 2 x 60 Cell VLS magazines, one fore and aft.; or various inclined ABLs for TLAMs/TASMs.
You can read more about it in Norm Friedman's US Destroyers, Revised Edition
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