tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post4775226116980612941..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Criticism of the Littoral Combat Ship: "Oh, you mean that 'old' negative report? That is so a year ago."Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-75749603853833716242014-11-24T11:52:36.437-05:002014-11-24T11:52:36.437-05:00Also, what is a Mk VI gunboat and Sea Control all ...Also, what is a Mk VI gunboat and Sea Control all about?<br />Curtis Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026633406768989680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-87442575981694128092014-11-24T11:51:06.497-05:002014-11-24T11:51:06.497-05:00Navy Regulations exist for a reason and all of tho...Navy Regulations exist for a reason and all of those reasons were written in BLOOD for over 200 years of lessons learned. The thought that speed will be a saving grace in the 2 dimensional surface combat space is so crazy one is left to wonder how individuals with such mindsets were placed in policy making or program management positions. <br />What has been accomplished so far is transfer of wealth from the public coffers to private companies at the expense of our sailor sons and daughters safety? Then we got a substandard product that is not only not survivable, it can barely defend itself, as it is being shoe horned into FFG-7 slots that have a much greater survivability factor with much greater multi-mission combat power. <br /><br />The Fleet is shrinking. Prudence would dictate that nothing involved in survivability and safety should be compromised because it’s now more important. The opposite mindset seems to permeate our US Navy shipbuilding planning folks as they try to shoehorn reduced capable ships into required operational categories to save money, as the fleet shrinks. This is in an international environment that is getting worse by the day. This is crazy. Our mantra is to ‘never send out troops into the fair fight’. This new ‘cost effective’ strategy will ‘send them to certain death’. Those who ‘end up going with whatever’, had better have the tools they need to not only accomplish the mission, but also survive, as a matter of principle. Otherwise . . . what are you doing ? . . . and . . . the United States Armed Forces has never been about that.<br />Maintaining shipbuilding infrastructure and preserving jobs is one thing, but to do it at the expense of our sailor sons and daughter’s safety and success of mission accomplishment is NUTS . . . and criminal.<br /><br />The speed of a surface combatant will increase its survivability, but the ship will never outrun bullets and cruise missiles. At present the LCS-1 Class has yet to establish that it can travel from here to there and not break down. Once that goal is accomplished, all we have achieved is to give our sailors the ability to rush into harm’s way, because the ship’s combat system is woefully inadequate in the combat power arena, forget scrutinizing platform survivability. <br /><br />As for the ‘low conflict area tasking’ argument, we have been here before with the FFG-7. THEN, many times we had FFG-7 Flt-Is staring down various situations in which they were woefully outgunned or not capable in the threat environment in which they were sent. If we are not to equip them . . . THEN WE SHOULD NOT SEND THEM!!!! Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!<br />Curtis Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026633406768989680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-24466224333568378892013-06-25T12:33:19.719-04:002013-06-25T12:33:19.719-04:00What a misleading load of... information. Tell me,...What a misleading load of... information. Tell me, please, how this ship is less capable than the three classes it's designed to replace - OHP, PC and MCM. Is the Navy behind on MM development? Yes, and they need to move forward quickly. One concept I like is to start adding capabilities that exist in "van" format now. TALOS, UAV, Anti Piracy, Non Combatant Evacuation, Medical and Humanitarian Relief... I've done each of these over the past 15 years. These missions could be conducted NOW. I spent 2 months off of the Horn of Africa in a Destroyer ostensibly chasing down pirate dows... please. A mission perfect for this ship and these requirements exist around the globe. Build more, build them faster, deploy them now!<br />Don't have an account, but happy to respond to replies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-64201105772197646012013-05-11T11:30:37.003-04:002013-05-11T11:30:37.003-04:00What a waste, we should have gone with a Multi Rol...What a waste, we should have gone with a Multi Role littoral Frigate than the Little crappy ship.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318590507921043958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-20505223168803254862013-05-09T19:54:27.623-04:002013-05-09T19:54:27.623-04:00What a waste of sailors and money!What a waste of sailors and money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com