The Strike Cruiser -- [and Tangents]
The Strike Cruiser was mentioned in the nuclear thread. I dug up some info on it from scattered sources. Here are some Strike Cruiser statistics for the interested: Sources: Jane's Fighting Ships...
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Just a question; was any thought given into re-working the CGN's we had before they were dismantled? Let me explain, could these platforms been re-cored, and rebuilt from the deck up as Arsenal ships?...
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The Belknap came very close to being disposed of after the fire. The reconstruction was also a partial conversion to a Sixth Fleet flagship. Rebuilding warships or large scale modifications are nearly...
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The conversion work needed to turn Long Beach into anything resembling an Arsenal Ship would be from the keel up, not just the main deck. Adding VLS requires cutting big holes in the strength deck,...
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with respect to systems availible while the US, Japan can mount full Aegies system, a reduced Aegies is availible trading range for cost reduction. Also, the British have their own active radar arrays...
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Not sure why I'm still here.....but if you're going to put a single cat and trap gear on the carrier for Hawkeyes, why not two in case the first one breaks? And if you have a cat, why not use...
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At this point I need to take a deep breathe and pause. My data comes from editions of Ships and Aircraft by Norman Palmar and I was able to get ahold of a back edition of that book which showed the...
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Spending billions on JSF only to lose say 30% of payload just for 1-2 helo spots seems crazy to me, even if it suits the politics. I dont believe the massive investment in LHDs, their crews,...
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The parallel flight decks was dropped for financial reasons. Putting them on LHX/LHA(R) was too expensive. I'd like a carrier using parallel decks. As for the strike cruiser maybye it has a future by...
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I guess this thread is getting played out. The Strike Cruiser can be either skijump or EMALS/AARS systems for the conventional aircraft but will always be limited on a ton for ton basis compared to a...
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Quote:That in mind, it does provide additional flight decks and aircraft and with Aegies system can defend itself so does not require escort; i.e. self escorting. Actually the thing is that the SPY-1...
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Quote:That in mind, it does provide additional flight decks and aircraft and with Aegies system can defend itself so does not require escort; i.e. self escorting. Combining a carrier with Aegis...
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To be honest I don't know much about SPY-3. But if it is as high powered as SPY-1 then they will at least have to not radiate where the aircraft are operating close to the ship.
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SPY-1C was reserved for use in aircraft carriers but never adopted. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." George Orwell
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Norman Polmar spoke of a marriage of surface combatant and carrier and carrier and LHD. ESS was large vessel with air group of thirty, all hangared for NBC protection while hangared instead of exposed...
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The AN/SPY-3 IIRC is 1 system, and 2 radars: 1. VSR -- Volume Search Radar (the former AN/SPY-2) 3D air search radar. 2. AN/SPY-3 second radar is a tracking and illumination radar. Both radars are run...
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Expeditionary Support Ship Design Web Address: www.nps.navy.mil/tsse/files/2002/report.pdf File size is about 4 MB and has illustrations in it's 360 page depth in exhustive detail. Appreciate comments.
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I have been reading that file on the ESS. Skimming more likely. The Air Group was forty with 16 MV-22Bs, 4 heavy lift, 6 F-35B STOVL, 4 SH-60, 2 UAV, 4-6 AH-1Z and 2 UH-1Y. Several decks contained...
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I must not have explored enough as I don't recall any of them. I remember doing general stuff around the shop and moving equipment around but never stacked BB's. It wasn't bad, never got volunteered...
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SPY-3 has similar power levels, so it would present the same problume . The peak output of those radars is more then 5 megawatts. The radar is only at those levels for a fraction of a second at a...
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