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AntEater · 11-24-08, 03:24 PM

To me, both LCSs always seem like a civilian high speed ferry with a small gun and a RAM launcher.
The modular stuff sounds fine, but most of the systems are not yet ready. I doubt all of the planned packages will be completed.
NETFIRE (sounds like one of those dotcom bubble companies) is still a project, for example.
Something I never understood about the USN is its casual approach to mine warfare.
I have no doubt the minehunting crews of the USN are as expert as the rest of NATO, but it seems to me they hardly get the support they need.
Especially now that minehunting is basically to be done as a side job with destroyers and LCSs, this doesn't seems to me like an increase in capabilities.
I mean if you ran an LCS as a full time minehunter, it would be a great platform, but also a bit oversized.
Sometimes I think the "sleek fast grey hulls" navy simply doesn't have time for such an inglorious, time-consuming thinking man's game as mine warfare.
Also, what do they need the Ro/Ro capabilities for?
I mean you can hardly expect the future enemy to be so nice to open a port where the LCS can dock and unload its Strykers. They can't do anything amphibious, so the land warfare docking space seems a bit wasted to me.
All in all, if the thing works and is affordable, it is a great platform, but I don't think it is out of the woods yet.

Btw, with such glorious names, how do they want to name the rest of the 50 LCSs?
After basic democratic rights?
Anyway, since the Bush administration is on the way out and reading the "assault weapons ban" thread, I don't think there will be a
USS Fifth Ammendment
:rotfl::rotfl:

11-24-08, 03:24 PM	#2
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To me, both LCSs always seem like a civilian high speed ferry with a small gun and a RAM launcher. The modular stuff sounds fine, but most of the systems are not yet ready. I doubt all of the planned packages will be completed. NETFIRE (sounds like one of those dotcom bubble companies) is still a project, for example. Something I never understood about the USN is its casual approach to mine warfare. I have no doubt the minehunting crews of the USN are as expert as the rest of NATO, but it seems to me they hardly get the support they need. Especially now that minehunting is basically to be done as a side job with destroyers and LCSs, this doesn't seems to me like an increase in capabilities. I mean if you ran an LCS as a full time minehunter, it would be a great platform, but also a bit oversized. Sometimes I think the "sleek fast grey hulls" navy simply doesn't have time for such an inglorious, time-consuming thinking man's game as mine warfare. Also, what do they need the Ro/Ro capabilities for? I mean you can hardly expect the future enemy to be so nice to open a port where the LCS can dock and unload its Strykers. They can't do anything amphibious, so the land warfare docking space seems a bit wasted to me. All in all, if the thing works and is affordable, it is a great platform, but I don't think it is out of the woods yet. Btw, with such glorious names, how do they want to name the rest of the 50 LCSs? After basic democratic rights? Anyway, since the Bush administration is on the way out and reading the "assault weapons ban" thread, I don't think there will be a USS Fifth Ammendment :rotfl::rotfl: __________________ Last edited by AntEater; 11-24-08 at 03:27 PM.