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Winning: Exorcising the USS Ford
StrategyPage ^ | March 15, 2020 | Strategy Page

Posted on 03/16/2020 6:52:59 AM PDT by RitchieAprile

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1 posted on 03/16/2020 6:52:59 AM PDT by RitchieAprile
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No urinals but it has a maternity ward. Smaller crew, more chicks. That’s gonna help a lot for damage control


2 posted on 03/16/2020 7:05:31 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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Getting new weapons technology fielded has always been painful.
We will be better for it in the long-term after going through this now, painful as it may be.

(I think the LCS has been an exception to this - painful AND we are no better for having endured it).

3 posted on 03/16/2020 7:05:38 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again".)
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"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, and so I ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers."

Well at least the fleet doesn't have to wait in line at the fuel dock like our Carter class vessels.
4 posted on 03/16/2020 7:07:57 AM PDT by golux
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Can that ship be re-named the Obama?

The new name would fit a new “motto”: “Promise much; deliver little.”


5 posted on 03/16/2020 7:09:44 AM PDT by pfony1 (All Democrats LIE.)
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Can that ship be re-named the Obama?

The new name would fit a new “motto”: “Promise much; deliver little.”


6 posted on 03/16/2020 7:10:28 AM PDT by pfony1 (All Democrats LIE.)
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The higher the tech, the greater the likelihood of it breaking. Not a great situation for a warship.


7 posted on 03/16/2020 7:11:31 AM PDT by IronJack
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Let’s see, littoral ships and now the Ford don’t look like shining examples of US Navy technology integration.


8 posted on 03/16/2020 7:12:41 AM PDT by pfflier
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Thanks for the post. Great coverage.


9 posted on 03/16/2020 7:14:54 AM PDT by Portcall24
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“drain pipes for urinals more frequently get clogged than those coming from toilets. So eliminating the urinals means less work for the plumbers. “
Sure.


10 posted on 03/16/2020 7:16:09 AM PDT by freefdny
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Rename the tub “USS Obungo”

“The Nations First Politically Correct Aircraft Carrier”

Guaranteed to bring politically correct war to a politically correct enemy who discriminates against women, abortion, and gay rights.


11 posted on 03/16/2020 7:24:00 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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Where did the steel come from? How about parts and equipment? Was anything made in the US?


12 posted on 03/16/2020 7:25:37 AM PDT by ryderann
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32504/ford-class-of-supercarriers-may-end-after-four-ships-navy-eyeing-smaller-carriers-report

Ford Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: Report

The Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America's carrier force should look like from 2030 on.

BY TYLER ROGOWAY MARCH 7, 2020

One of the hottest debates in the world of defense procurement and strategy surrounds the role that aircraft carriers will play in the future, one in which their ability to operate within striking distance of enemy shores is increasingly questioned. This issue has many facets, including air wing composition, the physical size of the carriers themselves, their propulsion type, shipbuilding capacity, force size, and more. Price is also a huge factor. With the troubled Ford class supercarrier topping out at around $15B for a single hull, competing priorities like the massively expensive Columbia Class nuclear ballistic missile submarine and the Navy's dream of substantially expanding its surface combatant fleet are putting the viability of America's current supercarrier concept of tactical naval aviation power projection ever more in question.

Excerpt. See link for full article. (I'm too lazy to cut, paste, and format the whole thing...)

13 posted on 03/16/2020 7:26:20 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Regulations mandating that toilet seats must’ve lowered


14 posted on 03/16/2020 7:29:36 AM PDT by I-ambush (One foot in the grave, one foot on the pedal I was born to rebel.)
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must be


15 posted on 03/16/2020 7:31:39 AM PDT by I-ambush (One foot in the grave, one foot on the pedal I was born to rebel.)
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Ford will be the first modern American warship built without urinals. There are several reasons for this. The Ford will have a smaller crew (by at least 20 percent) and more of them will be women. Currently, about ten percent of American warship crews are women, but the Ford crew will be at least 15 percent female. Since women sleep in all-female dormitories (”berthing areas”), a toilet (”head”) will now be attached to each berthing area (instead of being down the hall). Moreover, berthing areas will be more spacious (because of the smaller crew) and hold a third to half as many bunks as previous carriers. Finally, drain pipes for urinals more frequently get clogged than those coming from toilets. So eliminating the urinals means less work for the plumbers. There are a lot of other visible changes to enhance habitability and make long voyages more tolerable.


A whole paragraph on toilets and urinals?


16 posted on 03/16/2020 7:40:43 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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“...and not caught by quality control personnel. “

Dollars to donuts the quality people reported it and were ignored or were told not to report it by higher ups.


17 posted on 03/16/2020 7:43:31 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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“...and not caught by quality control personnel. “

Dollars to donuts the quality people reported it and were ignored or were told not to report it by higher ups.


18 posted on 03/16/2020 7:45:12 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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Fixed Or Repaired Daily


19 posted on 03/16/2020 7:49:21 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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“A whole paragraph on toilets and urinals?”
I think it’s a very important paragraph. It gives you the mindset and philosophy of the previous administration in a nutshell. The same people who comment on MSNBC that the Coronavirus task force isn’t diverse enough are responsible for this.


20 posted on 03/16/2020 7:53:59 AM PDT by freefdny
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