To: sukhoi-30mki
It could be used as an air interceptor or surface engagement weapon against fast moving vessels.Considering that the fastest vessel is considerable slower than any air target, this sounds kind of stupid. It's either going to be way faster than it needs to be to take out a surface target or not fast enough for air interception.
LCS-the joke that keeps on giving.
To: GATOR NAVY
doesn’t LCS stand for “Less Capable Ship”?
11 posted on
01/18/2012 8:44:07 PM PST by
redlegplanner
( No Representation without Taxation)
To: GATOR NAVY
And considering it’s currently a conceptual design means it won’t see the fleet for at least a decade - four or five years after LCS dies (hopefully). Something along the lines of LM’s LOCAAS would fit better in the littorals and every VLS-equipped ship could carry them.
To: GATOR NAVY
Haven't followed this one closely, but...it is a nice looking vessel. What are its drawbacks, in your opinion? Too lightly armored, poor performance, limited armament?
16 posted on
01/18/2012 9:37:11 PM PST by
rlmorel
("A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." Winston Churchill)
To: GATOR NAVY
Considering that the fastest vessel is considerable slower than any air target, this sounds kind of stupid. It's not a question of being faster than the ship, it's being faster than the ship's defensive systems can react to.
27 posted on
01/19/2012 6:18:53 AM PST by
PapaBear3625
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