tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post3488196034686526416..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Littoral WarfareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-69415461335704400792010-04-09T23:09:39.984+01:002010-04-09T23:09:39.984+01:00Hello cbd,
that a vessel like Guerrico should not...Hello cbd,<br /><br />that a vessel like Guerrico should not be exposed to those infantry weapons was the point I was making.<br /><br />The picture of the Iranian boat was intended both as a reference to the fate of H.M.S.Cornwall's boarding party and a generic example of the small boat threat.<br /><br /><br /> tangosix.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-65541160570491145212009-12-10T03:30:33.988+00:002009-12-10T03:30:33.988+00:00Tangosix,
Generally agreed...but I think the examp...Tangosix,<br />Generally agreed...but I think the example of the Guerrico is a bit heavy handed and, moreover, not particularly helpful to your argument. The tactical errors of its commanders (moving to within 1/2km of the target, too close for a proper solution) and the rapid success consequent to the proper employment of this vessel(NSFS, from beyond small arms range) serves more to contradict your point than defend it. <br /><br />The Argentyne landing was, it seems, poorly coordinated. Rather than landing aeromobile forces in protected, strategically useful locations, they sought to land on open ground and came within small arms range.<br /><br />The British tactics allowed for the successful exploit of these errors. Given some more men and resources, the Royal Marines might have held their ground.<br /><br />The main lesson of this post seems to fall towards the need for alert commanders and WWII-style damage control infrastructure on each ship (moderate steel armoring inherent to the hull, small watertight compartments.<br /><br />As far as landing craft, I doubt that they would have to contend with an IRGC boat with a fixed-orientation AA gun with limited depression. The whole point of a littoral ship is its ability to remove such threats, rather than become prey to them.<br /><br />The Zumwalt as a littoral ship is ridiculous, as is the LCS, but is a Burke better? The Type 23?<br /><br />It's a real shame the INS Hanit was found napping on the job--a combat test of modern air defense and CIWS would have been nice.cbdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613312877395870254noreply@blogger.com