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So a couple weeks ago we are out to dinner with some parents of my youngest daughter's friends. Her dad and I get to talking and it turns out he was a sailor who served on Perry Class Frigates. We get to talking about that and what those would be replaced by in the fleet and he tells me about these new LCSs. Now knowing nothing about them I being to do some online research. I see that there are currently two types in the works, both current;y kitted by Dragon in 1/350 (somewhat affordably as well for a 1/350 scale ship kit), and that these things are sort of a "work in progress". Now the thing that caught my eye was this- the first operational deployment of one of these things appears to be the first time that the Navy has put a disruptive scheme on a surface combatant ship since WWII
and the trimaran hull of the second LCS type sure looks eye catching and futuristic... if one of those gets a disruptive camo scheme...
perhaps a couple new ships will be added to the stash...
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I think the last pic is the USS Independence. Didn't Aaron Skinner do a couple of articles in FSM a few months ago on this? That first rig looks like she's really haulin' donkeys!
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I recall a review of one of the kits when first released awhile back. Not any subsequent articles...
Both LCS types can make 40 knots. The 57mm gun (2.25 inch) is the main gun. It started off as a 30mm gun, grew into a 40mm, and then grew to 57mm. The 57mm barrel and gun have been around for many years, the low observable turret is what's new. The performance is in the range of the 76mm on the Perry class, but its lighter lots more ammunition and much less likely to jam. The flight deck on the LCS-2 design nice and big. Most of the cost of both designs is because the fact that they have to be stressed to run at 40 knots, and have the engines to do so.
Chasing the ultimate build.
Pop gun, for a naval ship. Seem to me they belong on a coast guard vessel.
LCS-1 has two single 30mm Bushmaster mounts in the top photos. Oughtta be real good for dealing with those pesky pirates off Africa. The more I read about these ships, the more I sea their unconventional or asymetrical warefare capabilities- flight decks for helos and well decks for small boat ops. Definitely something new or revisualized since the 1970s.
There are a number of kits of both types in 1/350 and 1/700 (Dragon/Bronco/Trumpeter)
Check this out:
Boy that lead ship has more than a passing resemblence to a Star Destroyer from some angles...
Yeah, I am defitnitely gonna look into these kits, in 1/350... 1/700 is just too dang small, no offense to those who build them.
freemI think the last pic is the USS Independence. Didn't Aaron Skinner do a couple of articles in FSM a few months ago on this? That first rig looks like she's really haulin' donkeys!
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Yes, looking at various Hobby stores online I see that Dragon/Cyberhobby, Trumpeter, and Bronco all make these ships in 1/350. I definitely want to get both types now. And do the LCS-1 in that sweet disruptive multi color scheme.
I am led to believe that the Dragon/CH and Bronco offerings are the same kit, just different boxings.
That would not suprise me...
It will be really interesting to see if USS Zumwalt gets a disruptive scheme.
That reversed-rake prow already being unique.
Kind of cool that DDG-1000 is rigged for dual 150mm guns, replaceable with 100-120mm rail guns, if such come into service.
"Pop gun, for a naval ship. Seem to me they belong on a coast guard vessel. "
The USCG uses the Mk 110 also on its new cutters, its the secondary gun on the Zumwalt. Zumwalt class ships have two 155mm and 2 57mm. It's a nice move up from the 25mm Bushmaster.
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