Terran
Well-Known Member
Often times off the shelf is used to try and trim the fat and delay off a project. When this works it’s often as the parent product was already inline with the objective product. Example The Spearhead class. Its base is a car ferry they didn’t modify it far from that and the role it takes it more or less the same. It’s just instead of a Soccer Mom 4x4 it’s Stryker ICV 8x8s.
In the case of Constellation class that became a trap. The Navy didn’t want to have to go through the process of designing & Testing/qualifying a new hull. This forced the USN to pick based off existing hull designs that were built to completely different specifications. Even had they chosen the F100 frigate already equipped with Aegis systems this would have been the same outcome as the intended mission equipment is so fundamentally different. Ironically well trying to avoid the consequences of a new Hull they inflicted upon themselves the consequences of a new hull. A Catch 22.
In the case of Constellation class that became a trap. The Navy didn’t want to have to go through the process of designing & Testing/qualifying a new hull. This forced the USN to pick based off existing hull designs that were built to completely different specifications. Even had they chosen the F100 frigate already equipped with Aegis systems this would have been the same outcome as the intended mission equipment is so fundamentally different. Ironically well trying to avoid the consequences of a new Hull they inflicted upon themselves the consequences of a new hull. A Catch 22.
