Crokodone Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, iDuckman said: As I understand it, that applies to the mono-hulls. They're solid gone. One thing the LSC has going for it is speed. Let's see a cutter catch a cigarette boat. Maybe the Navy can test possible ASW mission modules on narco-subs. The problem is, that none of the LCS's in service is combat capable at those speeds; unobtainable when broken. That's one of the many reasons they're being retired. Both concepts are designs not thoroughly tested or reviewed. Both classes were launched before the technologies they contained were matured or completed. Furthermore, my knowledge of naval architecture isn't enough to validate or deny any remedy to their actual problems. Meanwhile, government naval architects have already spoken: failed venture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, iDuckman said: Let's see a cutter catch a cigarette boat. With enough ships, boats, planes, drones and perhaps even submarines working together, all that needs to be done is to detect a suspected target early enough for other assets to be vectored for an intercept. Land-based Law-Enforcement could also be communicated with, to wait for the target at the anticipated landing/docking location. But, if there are enough gaps in the detection coverage, then something might slip through. Same as can happen in-game. 🙂 Edited October 9, 2023 by Wolfswetpaws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 lol What we have here is dominance complacency. "No one can challenge us. Let's experiment with the fleet." Well, that was just plain stupid. In WWII, Liberty ships were Model Ts. They couldn't do anything well except their job of hauling cargo and getting build in vast numbers. We might get back to that way of thinking -- if we could crew them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo_Cigars Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 New York is in the foreground, is it Oklahoma in the middle? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 The most decorated air crew in US history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 7:44 AM, Sambo_Cigars said: New York is in the foreground, is it Oklahoma in the middle? Sorry, I don't know my ships well enough to answer. Could be Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogHammer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The internet sure comes in handy at times...did some digging and found this from the FDR Library (ship schedule for that day). Per schedule/line up, that is the Texas. In front of the Texas is the Mississippi. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, HogHammer said: The internet sure comes in handy at times...did some digging and found this from the FDR Library (ship schedule for that day). Per schedule/line up, that is the Texas. In front of the Texas is the Mississippi. Cool! Where did you get the date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogHammer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 In my browser, there is a feature that if you click on a picture a a sidebar pops up and searches for that picture on the internet. This popped up... NH 712 USS NEW YORK (BB-34) (navy.mil) Searched the date referenced in the photo and BINGO! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogHammer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Here is what I'm referring to: "visual search" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDG44_Vet Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 USS Carney in action today: https://news.usni.org/2023/10/19/u-s-destroyer-used-sm-2s-to-down-3-land-attack-missiles-launched-from-yemen-says-pentagon. Keeping her crew in my thoughts and hoping they remain safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, DDG44_Vet said: USS Carney in action today: https://news.usni.org/2023/10/19/u-s-destroyer-used-sm-2s-to-down-3-land-attack-missiles-launched-from-yemen-says-pentagon. Keeping her crew in my thoughts and hoping they remain safe. Good job, "USS Carney". 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewbassg Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Some IJN ships (Aoba,one of the Ise's, Haruna, Amagi, some kaibokans) postwar in pretty bad shape 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantwhy Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) stolen from the internet and here is George's page in the Battleship North Carolina's Collections Online site https://battleshipnc.catalogaccess.com/archives/28073 . .. ... .. . I'm just going to duck over the the WG Discord and nominate George as a potential special commander for the North Carolina 👍 Edited October 21, 2023 by Grantwhy 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Of course he's Catholic. Cats like everyone (who'll feed them). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantwhy Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, iDuckman said: Of course he's Catholic. Cats like everyone (who'll feed them). Thanks! Oh, he's not Catholic. He's CATholic 😺 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 HOW did I miss that? <ashamed> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Really? No Medal of Honor? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensign Cthulhu Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/9/2023 at 5:36 PM, Crokodone said: it wasn't just the horrendous maintenance and mechanical unreliably of the vessels, but the constant hull cracking they experienced during their lives. One suspects they were going for light weight and skimped on the strength calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidelock Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) On 10/10/2023 at 9:44 AM, Sambo_Cigars said: New York is in the foreground, is it Oklahoma in the middle? Editing this because apparently it was already answered. Spoiler In case anyone is interested, here's a "home video" of the 1934 fleet review (or a part of it, they were filming ships as they passed). The battleships start appearing at the 10:40 mins mark. There are certain mistakes on the video but other than that it is surprisingly interesting. Edited October 24, 2023 by Sidelock 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, iDuckman said: Really? No Medal of Honor? https://homeofheroes.com/heroes-stories/world-war-ii/arthur-w-wermuth/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crokodone Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Ensign Cthulhu said: One suspects they were going for light weight and skimped on the strength calculations. Not likely... Hull reinforcement is something that happens. Likely cause is that the entire LCS program was designed by the Bush Administration to be dependent on civilian Shipyards for maintenance and repair, in a similar version to the Holiburton MWRAP; eternal cash cow for the civilian market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDG44_Vet Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 8:06 PM, Sidelock said: Editing this because apparently it was already answered. Hide contents In case anyone is interested, here's a "home video" of the 1934 fleet review (or a part of it, they were filming ships as they passed). The battleships start appearing at the 10:40 mins mark. There are certain mistakes on the video but other than that it is surprisingly interesting. Thank you for sharing this @Sidelock, some amazing film of our pre war fleet and glimpses of 1934 NYC, I really enjoyed this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcus_Aesopi Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 9:16 PM, Crokodone said: Not likely... Hull reinforcement is something that happens. Likely cause is that the entire LCS program was designed by the Bush Administration to be dependent on civilian Shipyards for maintenance and repair, in a similar version to the Holiburton MWRAP; eternal cash cow for the civilian market. Cute, but the BRAC was started under Clinton and cut the Navy’s repair facilities by half. As Eisenhower warned to beware the military industrial complex, don’t make the mistake of attributing it to any one administration… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yeah. There was a time when the Navy could design and build its own ships. No more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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