[gura]

I’ve always wondered about this exact problem, it seems like a huge vulnerability,

[SpaceBar]

I have always wondered about the wisdom of broadcasting this to the world. I understand it’s no doubt declasified, but to serve it up on a silver platter at the click of a mouse seems, well, foolish. China doesn’t blurt out over all creation the weak points of their military hardware.

[Candor7]

Would there be much left of the enemy after an Aegis shoots its load in sh*t storm mode?

I suppose we will need missile tenders.

[Strategerist]

It was intended that VLS be reloaded at sea (there were even design provisions to do so in the VLS) for a variety of reasons it was never fielded. One of those things I’ve been aware of, but have never really looked into the details - the history of this goes back a LONG way.

It’s not exactly a secret that VLS can’t be reloaded at sea.

Same is true of why the Harpoon missile has never been adapted to VLS.

[Travis McGee]

Especially if Guam or Diego Garcia or wherever you thought you’d sail several days to get to for a reload might have been wiped out or put out of action by an enemy missile strike. What then? You’ll have an empty ship all the way back to CONUS next month, that’s what.