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Offline rangerrebew

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The US Navy is in the thick of the Red Sea fight. But there’s one warship class that’s missing
« on: January 26, 2024, 07:21:15 am »
The US Navy is in the thick of the Red Sea fight. But there’s one warship class that’s missing
Story by David Axe • 19h


The US Navy has surged warships into the Middle East in response to the growing threat that Yemen’s Houthi rebels pose to commercial shipping passing through regional waters.

But there’s one ship type the American fleet isn’t surging into the region. The troubled Littoral Combat Ship. Farcically, the LCS is one of the more numerous ship types in the fleet. But it’s totally unsuitable for hard fighting. And the fighting around Yemen has been very hard.
 
That the US Navy has left behind its 26 LCSs is the latest humiliation for military leaders who advocated for the ship during its long development – and the latest reminder that the American fleet is, in practice, much smaller than it appears to be on paper.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-us-navy-is-in-the-thick-of-the-red-sea-fight-but-there-s-one-warship-class-that-s-missing/ar-BB1hgc9g?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7cb9c4a724654cca8eada3aa6101d1e9&ei=88
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Offline PeteS in CA

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Re: The US Navy is in the thick of the Red Sea fight. But there’s one warship class that’s missing
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2024, 12:22:06 pm »
The USN doesn't have enough ocean-going tugboats to send along to support the POS LCSs?
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Re: The US Navy is in the thick of the Red Sea fight. But there’s one warship class that’s missing
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2024, 12:26:25 pm »
'one warship class that’s missing'....The Love Boats?
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