Your attention to this post as well. The Russians are deploying Sunburns and Sizzlers in the area.
And we took all the CIWS units off the Roosevelt and most of her escorts.
Sizzlers made great steaks...
The removal of those CIWS mounts means they are rotating systems for deployable units...They are designed to be unbolted and remounted elsewhere...Its a defensive system, and if there is no real problem with the overall ships condition, if the TR is going home, and another CVN is on the way, eventually, they unbolt it, stow it at some place where t can be remounted “in theater”...Why not???
Meaning spares, and reloads like I said in the other thread is a trend now...Nothing new, its logistics mainly...
It is sad, but we know the reason for this reduction of capability...
It sits in temporary residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.
If we can last another 2-3 years without getting into too much trouble, we’ll be fine...
Ohhh, BTW, since the Truman is 2 months out, it makes sense...
The CIWS systems the TR had may have a software patch that is ready to go, and the Truman may just get in close and have the CIWS loaded up and mounted, plug it in and its ready to go...Over simplistic, but it makes sense to me...
The maintenance on the CIWS may be up to date, current and a known factor, may be a good system that is reliable, and not prone to downtime...
Truman’s CIWS might be a little finiky...So they dump that gear, and head out to go pick up what they have a higher degree of confidence in at this time...
Just something else I thought of...