tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post5700615934369243241..comments2024-03-28T07:56:09.239-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: New Gun MountsComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-35078489579685846962015-08-13T00:24:44.290-07:002015-08-13T00:24:44.290-07:00There are other reason for unexpected problems pop...There are other reason for unexpected problems popping up, take the problems with the SpruCans mid point. When they we design the engineers were told that the heavies weapon to possible would be a Mk26 missile launcher. what they got was the Mk41 VLS, a much heavier unit. The same think happen with the Ticos. <br /><br />The problems is you can't always guess where technology will take you, an engineer just makes his best guesstimate and hopes for the best.<br /><br />By the way, remember that these are ships we are talking about and weight is a very important consideration when choosing materialG Lofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-87336184181856371332015-08-12T20:40:16.658-07:002015-08-12T20:40:16.658-07:00This would be a good deal if they were replacing t...This would be a good deal if they were replacing the 5"/62 with a 8"/55.... Of course that would still require a ship to come within 25km of a hostile target.<br /><br />The 5"/62s are a great secondary battery!Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539193399759840787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-21134251720699368212015-08-12T12:04:35.708-07:002015-08-12T12:04:35.708-07:00When we had a BuShips organization staffed by prof...When we had a BuShips organization staffed by professional engineers whose entire career was building ships, yes, those kinds of things were handled on a routine basis. Now, the Navy doesn't design or even spec ships, has no professional competence to evaluate industry designs, and the responsible officers are on to their next assignment in a year and never see the results of their work.<br /><br />Also, and I can't stress this point enough, when we had BuShips operating we also had the stress of war. There was tremendous pressure to build WARships. Today, with no war, the pressure is to build ships as cheaply as possible, using the thinnest and cheapest materials, with an emphasis on green engineering (bio fuels and eco friendly light bulbs) and gender integration of shipboard facilities. We're building social experimentation cruise ships, not WARships.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-68052560135586973882015-08-12T11:47:23.153-07:002015-08-12T11:47:23.153-07:00"It's not exactly armor but the Flt III&#..."It's not exactly armor but the Flt III's will have a stronger structure in several places. The original Burkes were found to have been built a bit weak and have had to have strengthening patches applied just to stand up to normal sea wear."<br /><br />All to the good... but I wonder why this happens? We've already spoken about the LCS being too weak. I've read in other places that the Tico's were over-stressing their Spruance hulls....<br /><br />Isn't that part of the Naval engineering that they go through in designing a ship? JFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095723023404412328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-74694554497496796692015-08-12T08:08:52.234-07:002015-08-12T08:08:52.234-07:00It's not exactly armor but the Flt III's w...It's not exactly armor but the Flt III's will have a stronger structure in several places. The original Burkes were found to have been built a bit weak and have had to have strengthening patches applied just to stand up to normal sea wear.ComNavOpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-58484833165589804702015-08-12T07:59:26.004-07:002015-08-12T07:59:26.004-07:00I would like to see a greater emphasis on gun moun...I would like to see a greater emphasis on gun mounts on ships. Sadly I don't think that we're going to see that happen. <br /><br />Again, I will note that other navies do often have several guns on their ships. Not saying they are perfect either, but it does seem like a good idea. I would agree with CNO that some armor is a good idea as well. AltandMainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014823246265859953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-54388620608379321972015-08-12T07:18:08.801-07:002015-08-12T07:18:08.801-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.B.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650152449414871058noreply@blogger.com