by Sciquest2525 » Sun May 25, 2014 4:35 pm
It may be interesting that years ago the GAO recommended that a force structure option be a variant of Vice Admiral Owens Littoral Supremacy Ship or LSS. GAO recommended that 60 such ships be bought at the expense of more carriers, amphibs, cruisers and destroyers.
The LSS featured accomodations for 700 marines, vehicle stowage, supplies for the embarked marines, a well deck, large VLS and NSFS guns forward with hangar for an increased force of JSFs compared to a big deck amphib and V-22 and helos for embarked marines.
This all singing ship could threaten a potential enemy or enemy in wartime with a choice of air strikes/air superiority, land attack or antiship cruise missile attack, long range gunfire, 700 man marine landing force or throw all three at the bad guys.
Presumably, these ships would have operated together in groups so as three might equal the capacity of an LHA/LHDs with 2100 man landing force, provide mutual self escort, a credible JSF force, massed VLS and very long range gunfire.
These vessels, independantly or in groups (squadrons?) could show the flag or act as building blocks for cruise missile stikes, landings and air strikes/air superiority as needed (I'm guessing here based on what was offered by these ships.
In essence, these 60 ships would displace all other surface combatants that would be retired at the end of their service lives and not replaced.
Presumably, an Aegis type FCS on these ship would have replaced the Aegis destroyers and cruisers, these ships being mutually self escorting and ASW would have been included.
High Seas by Vice Admiral Owen was out in 1996 from USNI Press and contains an illustration and description of LSS showing helos, VLS and LCACs from docking well.
The GAO said this and not me. I believe that the report came out around 2000 but that is based on my memory. Presumably, the GAO report is archived somewhere and it included force stuctures that favored submarines, the current force or carrier based forces as options to be chosen from.
It may be interesting that years ago the GAO recommended that a force structure option be a variant of Vice Admiral Owens Littoral Supremacy Ship or LSS. GAO recommended that 60 such ships be bought at the expense of more carriers, amphibs, cruisers and destroyers.
The LSS featured accomodations for 700 marines, vehicle stowage, supplies for the embarked marines, a well deck, large VLS and NSFS guns forward with hangar for an increased force of JSFs compared to a big deck amphib and V-22 and helos for embarked marines.
This all singing ship could threaten a potential enemy or enemy in wartime with a choice of air strikes/air superiority, land attack or antiship cruise missile attack, long range gunfire, 700 man marine landing force or throw all three at the bad guys.
Presumably, these ships would have operated together in groups so as three might equal the capacity of an LHA/LHDs with 2100 man landing force, provide mutual self escort, a credible JSF force, massed VLS and very long range gunfire.
These vessels, independantly or in groups (squadrons?) could show the flag or act as building blocks for cruise missile stikes, landings and air strikes/air superiority as needed (I'm guessing here based on what was offered by these ships.
In essence, these 60 ships would displace all other surface combatants that would be retired at the end of their service lives and not replaced.
Presumably, an Aegis type FCS on these ship would have replaced the Aegis destroyers and cruisers, these ships being mutually self escorting and ASW would have been included.
High Seas by Vice Admiral Owen was out in 1996 from USNI Press and contains an illustration and description of LSS showing helos, VLS and LCACs from docking well.
The GAO said this and not me. I believe that the report came out around 2000 but that is based on my memory. Presumably, the GAO report is archived somewhere and it included force stuctures that favored submarines, the current force or carrier based forces as options to be chosen from.