Posted on 08/26/2018 4:41:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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LLSS?
Why would we buy ships from Italy?
If they’re a superior vessel at a good price point. Are you referencing American jobs? We’ve bought ships from foreign shipbuilders before. The Krag–Jørgensen from Norway was our standard battle rifle just over 100 years ago. Many of our anti-aircraft cannons were European.
Huh?
Joking.
if want to buy American can use an upgraded version of
National Security Cutter - adding a vertical launch missile
system and upgraded gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend-class_cutter
1. Because the German ones list to starboard (it leans over to the right)
2. It's cheaper than the Spanish ships.
3. It would enrich the Military Industrial Complex (to use the terminology of a Republican president) by costing billions to design one from scratch that probably wouldn't be any better than the plans they could buy from the Italians.
The Italians would have to build it in an American shipyard.
The two 'not from scratch' American versions are based on the two variants of the LCS which have proved themselves unsuitable for any role in which they've been tried, and lack endurance, firepower, and reliability. (The current LCS boats (I wouldn't call them ships) should be passed to the Coast Guard, which might be able to find a use for them despite their limited range and firepower. Coast Guard probably doesn't want them, however.
>>The Italian FREMM Alpino comes equipped with no fewer than five espresso machines. (Staff photo by David B. Larter) The Italian FREMM Alpino comes equipped with no fewer than five espresso machines.
We would expect nothing less on an Italian ship!
The Coast Guard cutter would be great if you are looking for a ship with very high visibility on radar and no shock protection for key systems (no chance of combat survivability).
The Italian version would most likely be built in Wisconsin - the company already has a shipyard there.
Sounds just a wee bit nicer than the living quarters in the Fletcher class destroyer my dad served on in the 1950s.
Why Buy from Europe? WE can get better ships from Japan and South Korea? We should buy some of those English deasil electric subs.
Fletcher class?
25 knots? I was on the Bache DD570 and in sea trials it did 37. No staterooms though. Fore and aft there was no passageway inside so rough weather was tough. This one looks better, especially for the crew.
I remember we took a troopship to Okinawa when my dad got stationed there for the umpteenth time since he helped take it from the Japanese. This ship sounds nicer.
Navy ships need to be American made.
Might as well buy from Italy...The U.S. Navy began to resemble Italy’s WWII navy a few decades ago...
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