USS Fitzgerald Collision

wdhansps48e · 08-20-17, 12:47 PM

1. One of stories was that the radar-man failed to detect the inbound missiles on the sps-40 radar display.
Fact: Subsequent analysis showed the SPS-40 could not have detected the missiles.

2. Could have used ECM chaff/decoys.
Fact: Hard to do when the launchers are locked and you can't get the keys. This was the first time I ran into the issue of CO's not trusting the crew. This was magnified when SSDS was introduced to the amphibs. It provided a quick response kill capability. It meant that the CO's would get their first indication of an engagement when the weapons fired. I used Fleet Command to demonstrate the 7 second detect to engage window which if SSDS was not in auto it was to late . This was 17 years ago. I will not comment on Aegis, they and Wayne Meyer were (and I assume minus adm Meyer still are) a legend in their own minds.
3. CIWS missed the targets !
Fact: The CIWS was down awaiting parts CASREPT status unknown.

4. The crew paid a heavy price. To bad the systems they depended on were "no go". It did teach us what Exocet unspent fuel does to aluminum structures.

08-20-17, 12:47 PM	#23
wdhansps48e Bilge Rat Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	uss stark odor 1. One of stories was that the radar-man failed to detect the inbound missiles on the sps-40 radar display. Fact: Subsequent analysis showed the SPS-40 could not have detected the missiles. 2. Could have used ECM chaff/decoys. Fact: Hard to do when the launchers are locked and you can't get the keys. This was the first time I ran into the issue of CO's not trusting the crew. This was magnified when SSDS was introduced to the amphibs. It provided a quick response kill capability. It meant that the CO's would get their first indication of an engagement when the weapons fired. I used Fleet Command to demonstrate the 7 second detect to engage window which if SSDS was not in auto it was to late . This was 17 years ago. I will not comment on Aegis, they and Wayne Meyer were (and I assume minus adm Meyer still are) a legend in their own minds. 3. CIWS missed the targets ! Fact: The CIWS was down awaiting parts CASREPT status unknown. 4. The crew paid a heavy price. To bad the systems they depended on were "no go". It did teach us what Exocet unspent fuel does to aluminum structures.