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Old 11-08-2009, 05:47 PM
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LCS 2 Ship Trials in Gulf of Mexico
Damn this thing is killer!


YouTube - LCS 2 Ship Trials in Gulf of Mexico
 
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Any Idea what that is powered by?
 
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Originally Posted by newbenz2
Any Idea what that is powered by?
Here you go:

2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2)

Amazing piece of technology!
 
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Buddy of mine has spent the last several years working on the combat control systems on this thing. It is one sweet boat for sure.
 
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Does it employ the Swath Hull design? Judging by the size of what I see in displacement, it must have.
 
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Holy hell!! I could use one of those on Lake Travis to show up all the cigarette boats
 
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Originally Posted by JC919
Holy hell!! I could use one of those on Lake Travis to show up all the cigarette boats
Heck, you could BLOW UP all the go slow boats and make room for more Cigarettes.
 
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Put it off the coast of Somalia ASAP! Stupid pirates would freak out seeing it coming.

Pirates seize Greek ship off Seychelles - CNN.com



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Originally Posted by JC919
Holy hell!! I could use one of those on Lake Travis to show up all the cigarette boats


I hope the lake level is up from where it was in August!
 
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Imagine jumping the wake on that thing in a Cig...
 
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