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I got a tour on one of the first two LCS ships a while back. It was pretty apparent that it wasn't fit for purpose. One glaring example was that its hull could
by DoofusOfDeath 9y ago
I got a tour on one of the first two LCS ships a while back. It was pretty apparent that it wasn't fit for purpose.
One glaring example was that its hull could be Swiss-cheesed by a mere 50 caliber machine gun.
Another bad sign was that their proposed solution for dealing with small incoming boats was to drive the ship in a manner that swamped the enemy with wakes.
I understand the need to let R&D take risks, but I think LCS made it too far off the drawing board.
- jellicle 9y agoWhen was the last time a hostile .50 cal round struck a US Navy ship (any)? Vietnam? shrug
- TheOtherHobbes 9y agoThe Narco Cartels will surely be terrified of any ship they can sink with an M2.
- 18pfsmt 9y agoNarcos will not attack the US Navy because it is not about a single battle. They would not risk retaliation from the US military.
- DoofusOfDeath 9y agoGiven the places where they (edit: were) thinking to deploy it, I suspect that awareness of the LCS's crazy-thin armour would result in a proliferation of local .50 cal imports.