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Sure, 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 miss
by sbierwagen 5y ago
Sure, 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.