I was reading at one point that, in real life, the "switchable" modules, instead of being switchable in days would take weeks. Plus:
A key LCS failure identified by the OPNAV report, sources said, is its inability to effectively defend against anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), a weapon carried by hundreds of small, fast-attack craft operated by virtually all potentially hostile navies.The Navy tried for a multi-capability ship, and instead got something that can't do anything well, has low survivability if hit, and needs to be protected by "real" warships.
I thought that was the function of Destroyers and Frigates - roughly the same size but each has different roles - missile defense and ASW (but each are sort-of able to multi-task A/R)- what makes this new class (supposedly) better than either?
kinda like a k mart...
by attempting to provide you with a little bit of everything, they actually succeed at providing you with nothing...
The linked article makes many good points but it never establishes that swapping modules would take weeks. If you include the entire effort of getting the modules to the swap point (assuming forward deployed) then yes it takes weeks. But EVERYTHING takes weeks if that is your measure.
Swapping an entire package out and in can be done in about a week if all the components are on hand.