carr wrote:
For you LCS fans, it appears that the Navy has now, finally, recognized that the LCS is not going to work as originally envisioned. The concept of the LCS as a mothership to a mini-fleet of offboard, unmanned, remote sensor platforms has been plagued by problems and, to date, few of the platforms exist, or ever will. As a result, the Navy has issued solicitations for bids to develop a variable depth sonar (deployed from the stern ramp) and a multi-function (active/passive) towed array for the LCS.
Remember that with the failure of the remote sensor concept, the LCS is now not only woefully underarmed, it is also blind since it was designed and built without any significant onboard sensors.
Of course, if sonars and towed arrays get installed, you can see that signals a movement away from the modular concept and towards a single purpose vessel. It may be that future LCS's (if the program isn't cancelled as the Navy has begun to hint at) will be purpose built to focus on shallow water ASW and small craft ASuW.
Psshhh! What are you talking about Carr? Eat a turd! LCS is awesome. It's better than a...well...a...um. Damn. PC? No. S#!t.
Umm...what's effective but popular to beat on? Oh, yeah, battleships. Yeah! LCS is better than a battleship! Yeah! You're crazy, Carr. Multi-module-missionarian-alu-minium techonology demonstraitor that does not demonstrate any significant technology whatsoever master piece is unflawed. Get it right,
pal, or suffer the consequences.