Depending on who you talk to, littoral combat ships (LCS) are either a naval threat capable of "blowing up every Chinese operation in the South China Sea," or a floating symbol of all the US Navy's most pernicious problems. And while US naval leaders tout the LCS' speed and agility in shallower coastal areas, critics point to its limited armaments and history of mechanical breakdowns.
That's a sweeping statement right there. I was under the impression that LCS operating envelope was supposed to include
any coastal operations, such as off Africa or among the Philippines and other such archipelagos, maintaining flexibility in close-in warfare among such geographical zones ( Even if sea levels fail to rise and increase such areas on the planet)? Was I misinformed, or just deluded?
