Bravo Zulu!!! i can only write to my congress critter though since schumer and the Beast aren't worth the effort.
FYI...a proposal I am making.
I like the name. A fitting tribute to the first American air defenders of the 21st Century.
Is there some type of support for this proposal that members could provide?
A fitting name, and their motto?
“Let’s Roll!”
20 million hispanic amnestied democrat votes will ensure republicans being yes men to present and future democrat Coup E'tat in 2008..
Bravo Zulu!!! i can only write to my congress critter though since schumer and the Beast aren't worth the effort.
You’re not going to fit all that stuff in a hull that size.
The radars for the CG(X) are going to be pretty enormous, especially, and the AGS (and ammo, which it burns through VERY rapidly) is pretty big.
And it’s also current practice to build new ships with a lot of empty space and available weight addition for future modification.
That size, size really has nothing to do with cost of modern ships - the cost isn’t the steel, it’s the electronics and ship systems.
For people that are interested there’s extensive discussion of the options for future shipbuilding here:
Naval analyst Robert Work of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis takes a detailed look at the future of the “battleline” (CGs, DDGs, DDG-1000, CG(X), etc.)
And some Congressional Research Service publications:
On a return to nuclear cruisers/destroyers:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL33946.pdf
On modernizing what we’ve got Aegis-wise:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RS22595.pdf
On DD(X), CG(X), and LCS:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32109.pdf
I know people working furiously on the CG(X) and there’s been a realignment in how the whole design process will go forward so the problems of the DDG-1000 and the LCS are avoided. Hopefully in a few months I will be working on it as well, but unfortunately I’m not going to be posting on it here.
Very very cool Jeff !
Modernize and build about a dozen of these babies.
L
This sounds like a great proposal, as it provides much needed warships at a lower than expected cost. But what are the chances that the Navy will seriously consider this idea?
What is the difference in crew sizes? Is the new one @ 320 up or down?
Good luck with your proposal, Jeff. When it gets the go-ahead, we all get to crew on shakedown. Wouldn’t that be a kick?
For a later read
Is that a cruiser? It looks like a destroyer, or something more light (the bridge looks smaller, and not much on top that makes it look like a smaller or lighter ship).
Good for carrier groups...
bttt