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Strange, considering the next big thing in military thinking (other than urban) is a shift to littoral focus, preparing for the Pacific shores to become the bat
by Grakel 5y ago
Strange, considering the next big thing in military thinking (other than urban) is a shift to littoral focus, preparing for the Pacific shores to become the battleground. Read up on the Marines' major self redefinition currently going on.
- chrisseaton 5y agoThese ships were designed for asymmetric littoral. The new threat is likely peer+ littoral.
- Grakel 5y agoGot it, interesting.
- sbierwagen 5y agoSure, but the Marines' Force Design 2030 is centered on the PRC, and the Taiwan invasion in particular. Littoral ships would be disastrously awful for that mission? The PRC strategy is land-based antiship missiles, and LCS are survivability level 1 ships with aluminum hull/superstructure and a single CIWS turret. In a shooting war with China they would evaporate.
- Grakel 5y agoI don't think that's their only focus: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/04/15/warrior-mindset-must-remain-corps-says-even-as-marines-shift-from-infantry-to-the-sea/ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021... Edit: littoral appears in their documents extensively. But you are correct that China is the focus, for sure.