I was thinking they might serve as good “buffers” to high value unmanned ISR assets that the Russians have been intercepting lately.

“At what point do we get to move on?”

I wonder if this is testing the D5 upgrade that’s in the latest NDAA.

Because here are the ranges.

LMAO! Now the the GAO has exactly 90 days (by law) to “rule” on the protest. I hope they tell Lockheed to pound sand sooner though.

The problem with the US carrier quantity requirement isn’t the number of units deployed, it’s the surge aspect of the requirement. Years ago the Navy played with the idea of rethinking how the US Navy can meet its surge needs. The program was called ARAPAHO, and it focused on using container ships.

Personal incredulity. What a wonderful defense.

TWA 800 ascending makes sense. The explosion sheared off the front third of the aircraft. That drive the CG to the tail causing a “nose” (or what would have been the nose) up scenario.

“A question you haven’t answered.”

The tail is in a completely separate debris field from the nose and wings. The aircraft also landed inverted with the aft most portion (whatever was left back there) touching down first.

The nose was found right next to the wings, while the tail was in a separate area altogether. This implies a tail separation. Which in turn would shift the CG forward and cause a nose down scenario.

Unlike those other ships built out of that steel that’s salt water proof. lol. Steel rusts, and the Navy’s been combating it for over a century. There’s an entire conference on the subject called Mega Rust. LCS 1 had corrosion issues (not uncommon for a first of class). Those issues have largely been addressed in…

They have diesel engines as the main propulsion and use gas turbines during sprint. Both run off of Jet A. Navy diesel engines are designed to run off of a myriad of fuels due to the need to refuel from less than desirable places.

Less running and more chasing. Piracy/drug boats can out run most Navy ships. They can’t out run an LCS. Also, during carrier escorts it was thought that an LCS can “pull ahead” of the group to “scout” without needing the CBG to slow down.

This. Basic physics says those reactors have to power to do some great speed. That doesn’t mean the hull/props/shafts can handle the power.

Generally true, but these are jet driven not prop driven so you can’t quite pitch a shaft on an impeller to slow down/speed up. On the LCS they can shutoff (disengage) 2 of the 4 jets and splay the outermost jets.

This is correct. It’s where the anchor goes through.

“The sudden drop in aircraft mass combined with a massive change in aerodynamics when piece of the aircraft break off could easily cause it to veer in either direction.”

Agreed.

You weren’t talking anything about rudeness. OP’s comment: