Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Can the US Navy Rebuild their Fleet?" video.

Zumwalt and Littoral Combat Ship are just wasted potential If the USN had been smart, they wouldnt be in this mess Conestellation class can avoid being a mess if the USN equip its with the same swappable VLS mod as the DDG-X One of the problems with VLS is the time needed to reload The swappable will greatly cut down time in port for reload
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@protorhinocerator142 The idea of the Arsenal ship died out because reload arming that type of ship even with swappable mod would be a massive chore Huntington Ingalls Industries showed a BMD concept of the a LPD 17 with MK-41 288 VLS capacity or 144 MK-57 The USN response was they didnt need that many VLS cells They showed Future Surface Combatant based LPD-17 with 96 cell So yes cargo ship ,ideally an LPD-17 would be best for not that reason The electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) had two issue, Ships able to generate enough power and barrel life Mount on LPD-17, it could be fitted with a system to automatic exchange barrels Secondly hypervelocity projectile (HVP) can be fired from the standard 5 inch Last the Laser weapons The 5 inch gun would stay mounted in bow with Laser weapons on both sides The Future Surface Combatant design had a reared mounted 57mm which would replace by the EMRG Retain the MK-57s on the sides but add the swappable VLS and advanced payload module The LPD-17 is big enough to accommodate everything as well as can fitted with 3 MT-30s in an Integrated Power System (IPS) set up The benefit of the LPD17 is already built and USN plans to close 30 ships so reduces cost The MT-30 and IPS proven technology and would the only differences between the LPD-17s designs With ample power from its IPS, Laser weapons can tuned for 150kW drone, 600kW for missile and 1MW shots for large targets
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@protorhinocerator142 The LPD-17 is easier and faster than a barge. Secondly a flat badge is not survivable in modern warfare. Thats literally a massive target and very easy target for submarine But most importantly you get more utility out of an LPD-17 vs a missile barge
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@Birdylockso Which is kinda strange Since Ukraine ,the industrial military complex has had to ramp up to meet countries needs who sent Ukraine weapons and need to replace orders from other countries who want to beef up their defenses and countries wanting new weapons developed because the lessons from Ukraine Yet politicians in DC are fighting over aid thats putting money in their pockets simply because the orange jackass said something ??
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