Was it raining in that area off the coast? I'm only semi-joking...
US Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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No further update? I am intrigued
US naval procurement never ceases to baffle me. It feels like they’re making the exact same mistake they made with the LCS, learning none of the lessons 2 decades AFTER the first Freedom Class was laid down. The decision to arm the first batch of FF(X) with no VLS is kind of hilarious given one of the reasons for cancelling the Constellation Class was it being under armed in VLS cells for its tonnage. Why the navy didn’t do a longer limited production run of the Constellation while they worked on a new design is beyond me. They seriously need to put limits on how much the navy can change specs midway through procurement. Stick with the initial specifications given for the contract and apply whatever new changes you want to later batches/blocks, its really not that hard.
Wow. This is just like the Germans and their Wunderwaffe of WW2. They took 10x the cost and resources of normal weapons for less than normal effectiveness. It would be just like the Trump admin to replicate that mistake.
what? aomori again? this isnt someone's pet ai newsbot disinterring and warming over the 2019 incident is it?
It was probably fake news; there were no further reports.
Is it just me, or do these specs seem perfect for a ~17k ton warship?
My headcanon is that once Trump is no longer president in a few years, the ship will become a “large destroyer” in the 15–20k ton range without some stuff like the railgun. The $10–22 billion price tag is intentionally absurd, meant to stall or slow the project down.
Some details about many ongoing research into hybrid powerpack for combat viechles.
There is a detailed section of ACT1075
US army APD program includes ACT transmitter. APD is a parallel hybrid. By parallel it means that the viechle is driven directly by ICE like classical powertrain. The electric "motor" G40 is a generator that provides electricity like before. This generator is "oversized" so it can provide 160kw driving power at low load which is defined by US army as "silent tactic mode". One can call parallel hybrid as 90% classic with 10% electric system.
In a serial hybrid, the ICE drives a full-sized generator which drives a full-sized drive motor. If the ICE is 1500hp, the total power of drive motors can reach something like 1350hp (>1000kw) counting 10% loss from M-E-M conversion. A parallel hybrid would retain a higher efficiency at 1440hp (4% M-M loss). Parallel hybrid may (only may) also be smaller. But serial hybrid has the advantage of much higher torque in all load level thanks to the much powerful electric drive motors.
The electrical drive power is 160kw against 1000kw, a huge difference.