And that is about the only role LCS is good for drug and US border security,a glorified coast guard cutter
Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
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Jura The idiot
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Weapons What Weapons these cigar boats need to be gone ASAP
Jura The idiot
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they're the USN future though
Jura The idiot
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there was somebody who advised to "guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex" though:
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Jura The idiot
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Fincancieri design was literrally an extended FREMM 10 meters longer than the european class. Add EASR , the burke class mast and you have it. The USN was unprecise about their needed design because they only spoke about the capabilities required not the specific tools; Like they did noy know if the FFG needed 32 or 48 VLS cells...
Based on this it was obvious the biggest hull, the most optimal for evolutions (because there will be changes that's for sure) would be taken and that's the FREMM.
Choosing the right shipyard was probably more complicated.. as all designs are accompagnied with a specific shipyard that will take the actual order. only marinette is big enough a(nd not overwhelmed with other orders) to take the 10+10 order and construct th ships with acceptable rate. Maybe they're going to test marinette shipyard if it can actually produce these 10 first ships at acceptable rate. These 10 next ships would be to motivate them, if they can't succeed then the orders would shared with an other yard.
Based on this it was obvious the biggest hull, the most optimal for evolutions (because there will be changes that's for sure) would be taken and that's the FREMM.
Choosing the right shipyard was probably more complicated.. as all designs are accompagnied with a specific shipyard that will take the actual order. only marinette is big enough a(nd not overwhelmed with other orders) to take the 10+10 order and construct th ships with acceptable rate. Maybe they're going to test marinette shipyard if it can actually produce these 10 first ships at acceptable rate. These 10 next ships would be to motivate them, if they can't succeed then the orders would shared with an other yard.