TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Yup that's the Nlos LS points. But Blitzo has a point the thrust of launching a Nlos LS would have been small compared to a NSM.
Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
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Jura The idiot
General
Yes, your point being?
If you are suggesting that exhaust volume/intensity increases proportionally with the range of a missile, that is untrue, simply if we do some mental arithmetic and eyeballing.
It is more likely that there is a better relationship to be found between exhaust volume/intensity and the weight of a missile. In that case, NSM is 410 kg, and NLOS LS is 53kg.
Jura The idiot
General
just armchair admiraling
I mean the NLOS-LS would be the AShM "for self-defence, likely needed in the littorals" while the NSM could be used "to wreak havoc on the out-of-the-way surface group of any enemy" ... the problem (not mine LOL) is the USN LCS currently doesn't have any of these capabilities (please don't tell me about the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire)
Well, it's clear that NLOS is not happening, so that is a moot point.just armchair admiraling
We are not sure what will happen, but for me the options are pretty clear...unless they want to continue to be all convuluted.
I would get at least a single 8 cell Mk-41 on each of these vessels...16 would be better, but eight will work. Then plan to put the LRASM into four of them, and quad pack ESSMs into the other four so you end up with:
04 x LRASM
16 x ESSM
In addition to the RAM or SeaRAM mount and the 57mm gun, and perhaps the 30mm guns, that alone would solve the ASuW issues with all of the LCS vessels.
They could then also add the newer Griffin missilesto combat swarming small speed boats, because there would be room for them.
In addition, an MH-60 "Sierra" with Hellfires is not a bad option at all for the swarming speedboat issues they are worried about. Outfit each of those two helos with 16 of those babies and go hunting.
Jura The idiot
General
I wonder if some temporary (for, let's say, 2015-7 period) long-range AShM will be installed (like two Harpoon canisters, for example) on LCS Freedom and/or Independence.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
okay so mounting the NSM in the deck house is questionable but what about on? that is to say install the launchers on top of the deck on the housing with plates behind them to redirect the blast.
In case you fellows did not see these. Some nice views of USS Freedom (LCS 1)