[–] n00bp47r01 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
Let's hope it holds up better over time than its namesake.
[–] ShampocalypseWOW 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Yeah, it won't. It's a floating coffin. It's a fucking littoral combat ship that has next to no ability to engage in or survive littoral combat. The other class of LCS is similarly worthless. China has better LCS ships than these two boondoggles.
[–] Blackbart42 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Care to expand on what makes this ship undequipped?
[–] LamiaMiia [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Here's a video of the launching.
[–] AGuyWithALightsaber 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thanks for sharing. This was a treat to watch. I had never thought much about how they launch ships like this, but it's very interesting. I had always assumed they used a dry-dock of sorts...perhaps they do for the much larger ships like oil tankers.
[–] ByNEMns ago
Great, as if my hometown didn't have enough death to its name.
[–] LamiaMiia [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is the 6th ship to be named Detroit by the way.
Source.
[–] ByNEMns ago
Oh yes. Well aware. My military "buddies" liked to remind me of it.