The Navy’s $7 Billion Stealth Destroyer Could Be ‘an Unmitigated Disaster’

[C130]

No? Really? My, that also happened with UKs Type 45s. You think it has something to do with these ships employing new marine propulsion concepts? When you check early adoption of new "advanced" marine propulsion systems, e.g. in the past steam and gas turbines, you also find not everything runs smoothly straight away. Certainly not in comparision to more traditional "mature" propulsion plants you find in warships of this size. And even then e.g. Kuznetsov doesn't travel without a fat ocean tug for permanent company. So that ship class too is a disaster?

should have just went with LM2500+G4

 

[Penguin]

should have just went with LM2500+G4

Shouldawouldacoulda
Point is, they didn't.
Innovation is important.

 

[C130]

Shouldawouldacoulda
Point is, they didn't.
Innovation is important.

still should have

 

[TruthHurtz]

still should have

ye

 

[Penguin]

still should have

Write a letter to the design team and complain.

 

[C130]

Write a letter to the design team and complain.

I might for the LCS since that's the worst ship to be designed and built for the USN, but as for the Type 45 I'm not British so it's not my problem.

 

[Penguin]

I might for the LCS since that's the worst ship to be designed and built for the USN, but as for the Type 45 I'm not British so it's not my problem.

Which one? LCS-1 Freedom or LCS-2 Independence class?

 

[C130]

Which one? LCS-1 Freedom or LCS-2 Independence class?

both are crap

 

[Penguin]

both are crap

Would you care to elaborate on and motivate that remark, for each sub-class?