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RAS post change was partially because we got different RAS posts, which didn't need the connecting structure for stability anymore. And the loading rail change was based on the German recommendation to do that as they found it very irritating that you could only use it when the ship was port(?)...

Reference design more like "oh cool I like what they did here" as opposed to take the design and modify it. I'm pretty sure there is a different terminology but it escapes me at the moment.

The challenge with the RCDs going faster is the lead time for other deliverables. Like say the turbines or gearboxes. What Irving was saying was with project management they can build both simultaneously as their deliverables will be different timelines. Makes sense but busy go of it. Also...

Yah but its a good reference design.

They aren't. But reminders and bridge wings are still challenging areas. u shouldn't have your cell phone on you on ship unless you are off duty.

The CRNC was on a podcast I saw today saying the same thing regarding the Corvette program, at least from a capability direction. He wants their fighting capability to be similar to the CPFs, them to be first year ice capable and have a range of 7000nm, with the speed of a warship. Nothing...

Are you allowed phones in OPS when all the equipment is shut down? Or CCR? However because there is no secure processing actually done on the bridge its probably OK when alongside. At sea though, drives me nuts. Especially as the CO does it all the time.

What's training use is that? 80% of the ship is dead and incapacitated. Oh and now you're sinking. I mean honestly you can't fix catastrophic. That being said I always thought that a fast cruise with a ship actually taking a "missile" hit would be a valuable DC scenario. Where the hit is...

As a CSEO I would have briefed the CO that FER will rip my arms off and beat me with them for allowing that. Then probably allowed it anyways, because in those days those systems didn't talk to secret systems. Now a-day with all the systems talking to each other, would have probably tried to...

Yah cause it had to run all the way to OPS! On JSS the CIWS LCS is two spaces away from the gun. So close that if there was an issue the Tech on the LCS could run out to the gun in about 30 seconds. The Remote Control Station is in the Ops room, so the forward CIWS will be a 200m or longer...

I've been there as well. Had an icecream and watch the boats drive around. Good place for an afternoon summer date with the missus.

The tubes that were designated for the RCD are designed to fire any of the NATO light torps (which IIRC are all the same diameter and almost the exact same length/weight, and Korea matched that with their torps). I don't think we would change torps though from what we have now, as that would...

Yep, the only reason the Protecteur CWIS were available was because they were in rotation as replacement within the fleet already. Winnipeg's CWIS was broke, PRO's just came out of refirb, swap them, send WIN to refirb etc... Otherwise they would have been retired a long time ago.

Depends on what you mean by re-use. The CWIS on the Protecteur are the "same" CWIS that the original Protecteur have. But not really. They underwent a massive refurbishment and upgrade program to the Baseline B standard. Ship of Theseus and all that. So perhaps the 57mm could be used, IF it...

I'll take a crack though @Rainbow1910 has done a great job already. There isn't really a debate at this point, its more of a discussion on what capability you want in the ship. Earlier in the thread it looked like the CDC was going to part of NORAD BMD or somesuch, which would mean a...

Oh deep cut. I love this.

I'm not picking on you, as others point out this sort of thing, but this is a good comment to follow down the rabbit hole. Smart S would require: -5 more crew to operate the system, -2 maintainers -changes to the AOPS electrical load (does it have spare capacity or do we have to do load...

There is a certain point where you just take the hit and build a new ship for some of these specialist craft. AOPS is a specialist craft. You're not building a tug boat to do the job of a battleship. AOPS is a patrol vessel, not a warfighter. If the shooting starts they are going to be in a...

I dunno, some of those French frigates are just gorgeous. But certainly not as impressive.

Shush, I'm actually maybe winning an internet argument. I've only heard legends about that! I could be one of those legends! :ROFLMAO: