Added on 04
jan 2009--
Critical of
the LCS
03 Feb 2009 <!-- by Murdoc -->
USS Independence (LCS 2)
Retired Admiral James Lyons had a
piece up in the Washington Times on Sunday
''James
Lyons, U.S. Navy retired admiral, was commander in chief of the
U.S.
Pacific Fleet,''helps me to prove that
1.LCS is NOT so stealth.
2.Also,he said the umbrella concept cant work.
Sg Ty once mentioned the umbrella concept can give LCS full
protection.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/01/ship-shopping-list/
Despite the stated requirement for stealth, it is not optimized in either of
the LCS prototypes. Both ships display relatively large radar
targets. The mono-hull (Lockheed)
is derived from a fast yacht hull form and unsurprisingly, stealth
was not an important consideration. The trimaran variant (General
Dynamics) provides a radar "tunnel" to amplify the radar return
from the ship when observed from certain aspects.
Moreover, both hull forms have inherent large and/or noisy
acoustic signatures. Further, both prototypes will have
predictability large infrared signatures when operating at higher
speeds. Neither of these prototypes has anything but a very limited
"point" air defense capability. In today's expanding threat
environment, any ship designed to be a 21st-century warship is
fatally flawed that costs more than $550 million and does not
incorporate multiple fire-control systems and a reasonable area air
defense capability against stealthy cruise missiles. The argument
that an air defense "umbrella"
for the LCS will be provided by other air and surface platforms is
suspect, if only because the LCS is touted as a precursor weapons
system, intended to "sanitize" littoral waters.
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I have few questionson on USN latest,and first in
class,
Can LCS
perform only one task at one time?
The mission modules will be able to be changed, tested and
working within 24 hours. Northrop Grumman has been appointed as
mission package integrator.
How many dunction can be carried out at any time?
Mine Warfare (MIW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and
Anti-Surface Warfare (SUW).
pl read my 08.08.08 posting.
Dunt tell me u have to wait for equiments to be
delivered,changed,
tested and fired to switch to other module!So far,it looks like
it is the case!
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There are many features.I agree.But i am troubled by so many
,to me,permantly fixed objects on deck .The design of the
ship
seem,to this layman again,not to reduce RCS.
In short,the design is not to achieve maximum stealth.
May be there are other technology alreday incorporated
in the design.May be they are waiting for future technology.
But too many objects seem not a good
way to reduce RCS.
Pl tell me more of the steath technology in this new class.
May be the first in class ship is just on trial mode.
In combat mode,the deck of the ship may be much
cleaner---free of objects to reduce RCS.
http://bbs.news.sina.com.cn/tableforum/App/view.php?bbsid=4&subid=0&fid=93662&tbid=6648
below:
http://www.lmlcsteam.com/photo_gallery/sea_trials/index.html
The dark marks seem exhaust outlets.Will they attract heat
seeking
missiles?But pl bear in mind USN Freedom is only on Builder's
sea
trail.They may in the course to iron out problems.
why SG frigate can be so clean on deck?
reference
http://www.lmlcsteam.com/media.html
pl read two doc in Downloads for more details
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/littoral/#littoral_17457
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=38819
My last question is:
can they do better,with their billion dollars
budgets,technology
and two defense giants resources?
