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[Thunder Chicken]

Yesterday, the German frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern collided with a container ship on the Kiel canal.

https://www.vesselfinder.com/news/4...th-Container-ship-Nordic-Bremen-in-Kiel-Canal

Sadly no pictures of the loser of the battle.

That will buff out:

I haven't seen any photos of damage to the Nordic Bremen, but if you have ever seen a used cargo container, you will understand that identifying new damage would be difficult.

 

[Notebook]

Anyone think Starlight Drive-In has a touch of Nighthawks?

N.

 

[Andy44]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)

Then there's the "might buy it" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Cutter

At least one of them looks like it wasn't inspired by some SciFi artwork.

I pity the helo driver who has to park on one of those in rough seas. I pity the flight deck crew even more.

Those LCS things are just plain hideous. They look like something that got rejected for a James Bond movie's villain's yacht.

And the silly "freedom" naming, gag me with a spoon. They should name one of them "'Murka" and paint a giant bald eagle on the bow with a picture of Chuck Norris on the side, and get Mountain Dew to sponsor it.

The Coast Guard cutter, at least looks like a realistic ship. Kudos to the Puddle Pirates for keeping it real.

 

[Izack]

Paradox makes some fantastic games. A bit of a tip for HOI3: I tend to disregard the naming conventions for units, except for brigades and divisions. Corps, Armies, Army Groups, etc are all named according to where they're fighting. E.G. If I'm playing as the US, there won't be an 8th Air Force or 5th Fleet, there will be a 8th Euro Air Force and a 5th Pacific Fleet. It's not exactly 'historically accurate' but it helps to keep things organized.

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. There isn't any point using legit-sounding names for armies in Europa Universalis either. I've just been using numbered 'Offensive' and 'Defensive' names, with the exception of the 'PANIC ARMY' merc unit that sprung up in the last war with the Holy Roman Empire.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Those LCS things are just plain hideous. They look like something that got rejected for a James Bond movie's villain's yacht.

And the silly "freedom" naming, gag me with a spoon. They should name one of them "'Murka" and paint a giant bald eagle on the bow with a picture of Chuck Norris on the side, and get Mountain Dew to sponsor it.

The Coast Guard cutter, at least looks like a realistic ship. Kudos to the Puddle Pirates for keeping it real.

Last time I read the US Navy is getting a 2nd batch of LCS as replacement of the old FFGs...I really wonder if they can be used like those Oliver Perry class. I mean, they doesn't look like ships that can withstand attacks in the case of a 21st century Falklands War.... :uhh:

 

[Andy44]

Last time I read the US Navy is getting a 2nd batch of LCS as replacement of the old FFGs...I really wonder if they can be used like those Oliver Perry claas. I mean, they doesn't look like ships that can withstand attacks in the case of a 21st century Falklands War.... :uhh:

They look like fiberglass props for a B movie set.

 

[mojoey]

To be fair, the LCS can deploy a batch of Marines that a Perry class can't. Although I'll have a soft spot for FFG-41, they were getting on in years, and the LCS was a decent replacement.

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The US is weird...

Had to show my ID at a Smoke Shop today, and got a free lighter because the lady behind the counter thought I was military. Despite me pointing out thrice that I wasn't military, only a dependent...that and the 40lbs extra weight...and my atrocious facial hair. But hey, a free Bic is a free Bic.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

I really wonder if they can be used like those Oliver Perry class.

Short answer? Nope.
Long answer? They're incapable of defending themselves from a moderate, let alone serious, aerial attack. Combined with the fact that the U.S. Navy insists on keeping the modularity concept, despite the fact that 1, it doesn't work, 2, it costs MORE to build them that way, and 3, it makes the ships less effective.

Seriously, we need to oust everyone involved in DOD acquisitions. They're all idiots, and it'll be easier to do that than to clean out Congress... :dry:

 

[Urwumpe]

Short answer? Nope.
Long answer? They're incapable of defending themselves from a moderate, let alone serious, aerial attack. Combined with the fact that the U.S. Navy insists on keeping the modularity concept, despite the fact that 1, it doesn't work, 2, it costs MORE to build them that way, and 3, it makes the ships less effective.

Seriously, we need to oust everyone involved in DOD acquisitions. They're all idiots, and it'll be easier to do that than to clean out Congress... :dry:

Well, it is not the job of the LCS to survive that. The LCS are made for doing all those jobs, that would be a waste for sending a DDG or even a proper FFG (Not the Helen Keller class FFGs), because you want those for the more difficult jobs.

The LCS are looking like toys because they are meant to be that - no highly optimized warship, but rather a fast armed carrier for mission modules. They are designed for doing all those jobs that you won't use a proper warship for. The LCS are not even comparing well to modern corvettes but are cheap enough for the USA to have many of those available for gunboat diplomacy. For example hunting pirates, because the LCS are also very fast and agile.


Just compare a LCS to a modern German Braunschweig class corvette and you will notice what I mean.

Only half as fast as a LCS, only half as much displacement as a LCS, no helicopter hangar... more weapons than a baseline LCS.

The Braunschweig class costs $260 million per ship.
The LCS ships are $400 million to $450 million per ship.

But the corvette can only stay out of port for seven days. The LCS for 21 days.

 

[Matias Saibene]

I already know who you are...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_St._Germain

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Last day of teaching for the semester!

Nothing left except for the usual wailing and crying, tending to the wounded, and shooting the cripples after the battle exam.

 

[Artlav]

Randomizing...

Imagine riding this thing to orbit.

Not for real, but in Oculus Rift.

Or hop from moon to moon.

Hopefully, it would be a better ride than BASE jumping off a space elevator. :bailout:

 

[mojoey]

Or Bace jumping off the moon.

 

[Quick_Nick]

It was only a matter of time.

Japanense Police Drone Catches Quadcopter

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I'm playing with the Tor browser. It's actually a pretty nice browsing experience even set on Edward Snowden mode. Google now thinks I'm in Hungary.

 

[Andy44]

It was only a matter of time.

Japanense Police Drone Catches Quadcopter

That seems like a lot of money and effort for something so simple. In the time it would take to call the station and deploy it you could just walk up to the illegal operator and give the guy a ticket or arrest him or whatever the law calls for.

Also, this is Japan we're talking about, so I am disappointed the police drone doesn't look more like Voltron.

 

[jedidia]

I am disappointed the police drone doesn't look more like Voltron.

...and shoots the offending copter with a minigun? :lol:

 

[Andy44]

...and shoots the offending copter with a minigun? :lol:

Well, first it has to shoot it with a minigun and use other, progressively more exotic weapons, all of which prove ineffective. Then it will finally pull out the ultimate weapon, some sort of lightsabre type sword thing, which it will use to cleave the offending quadcopter in two, saving Tokyo once again.

Also, the cops flying it must wear some sort of Power Ranger-looking helmets. Or at least dress in the space suits from the old Ultraman show.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Well, first it has to shoot it with a minigun and use other, progressively more exotic weapons, all of which prove ineffective. Then it will finally pull out the ultimate weapon, some sort of lightsabre type sword thing, which it will use to cleave the offending quadcopter in two, saving Tokyo once again.

Also, the cops flying it must wear some sort of Power Ranger-looking helmets. Or at least dress in the space suits from the old Ultraman show.

I'd like to see Godzilla knock it out of the air with its fiery breath and stomp it to pieces.

Speaking of which - this looks like a lot of fun:

 

[Matias Saibene]

RCS failure

*I have to killrot, thinks the cat*

*oh, no, now my brain is gonna explode*

*XXI century, amazing*

People sometimes ask, why cats are so funny, and the answer is: because if they were larger, also would be dangerous.