tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post2343080680649504385..comments2024-03-29T04:09:38.708-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: How tough were the Oliver Hazard Perry class US Frigates?c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-74478275867185981082017-04-07T13:53:40.117-07:002017-04-07T13:53:40.117-07:00Why does LL have to comment on EVERY THING?Why does LL have to comment on EVERY THING?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-77858055491164662882017-04-05T08:33:51.968-07:002017-04-05T08:33:51.968-07:00The Little Crappy Ships (LCS) are not much better,...The Little Crappy Ships (LCS) are not much better, CW.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-45460029788364053362017-04-05T07:48:51.687-07:002017-04-05T07:48:51.687-07:00Their rudders kept falling off? That's not ve...Their rudders kept falling off? That's not very good!c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-68914792988969867252017-04-04T22:43:28.228-07:002017-04-04T22:43:28.228-07:00You have a binary solution set. 0-the ship is toug...You have a binary solution set. 0-the ship is tough, 1-the Harpoon has a little wimpy warhead. <br /><br />To really sink a stripped and sealed up warship one needs to hole it at or below the waterline as with the Samuel B. Roberts.<br /><br />I found the ship's to be of very little use and they frequently inconvenienced my plans when, for instance, their rudders kept falling off.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-80426137543841631052017-04-04T19:29:45.875-07:002017-04-04T19:29:45.875-07:00These target vessels are stripped of fuel and arms...These target vessels are stripped of fuel and arms. Nothing to explode or burn when hit unlike active duty vessels. Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-74678243227923870662017-04-04T18:48:35.164-07:002017-04-04T18:48:35.164-07:00The FFG-7's were definitely low capability shi...The FFG-7's were definitely low capability ships. Their job was first, foremost and exclusively Anti-Submarine Warfare. Their AAW capability was one standard missile rail. They were notorious in their down-time. The box launchers of subsequent classes (copied from the Russians) are much more reliable. <br /><br />Having said that if they set Condition Zulu on the ship, it's going to be very difficult to sink.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com