Is this really what it comes down to? Some flatbed speedboat with random containers of anti-ship/air/land missiles, loitering munitions and SIGINT?lame
>>64735490grim
>>64735490And / or flatpack drones with bombs.
/k/ may not approve, but the chinks understood the concept to the core.
>torpedo boat but missileswooow
Wait what? Ships with different plug-in-or-out modules for different uses that actually have plug-in-or-out-modules that actually plug-in-or-out for different uses.The B* will copy anything.
>>64735490Ok imagine it is 1890 and people just invented the turtleback torpedo boat. These things come in cycles. Next someone invents a gunboat too small, fast and cheap to get missiled by these which counters them or a defensive technology shift which enables dreadnought II.
>>64736500>or a defensive technology shift which enables dreadnought II.I wanna see that one
>>64735490>TRIFIC ships were envisioned to stay close to a mother ship and give extra missile capability. The ship would rely on the radars, missile guidance and defence from an external source>The MICAN concept was announced in December 2023 as a revised plan from the original TRIFIC concept. The mission of the concept has changed, from solely being used as a missile carrier, to being able to carry sensors and systems to investigate threats>On 24 September 2024 the State Secretary for Defence gave an update on the MICAN-program, which was now named the Multifunctional Support Ship (MSS). Besides being a missile carrier for a mother ship, the ships themselves can also be used to patrol the North SeaIt's anyone's guess what they're actually going to do. Three concepts that have gone from missile truck to SIGINT ship to patrol vessel.And only renders exist.And it will be delivered this year or next year (???).
>>64736474Did someone say torpedo boats?
>>64736500>>64736507I too dream of sci-fi shields and laser point defense.
>>64737393fuck off or I'll brain you with a spare pair of binocs I sware on me babushka
>>64735490It's the logical conclusion of modular design: instead of building a ship around expensive connectors and specialized mission bays, just slap some random shit in containers on top of a flat hull.
What exactly is the problem with this design?If you actually want a modular support ship, this is an actually sensible choice.
>>64735490is this TRIFIC?
>>64736492It's a brave concept that still has to use the men's room.
a missile is a missile in the aira torpedo is a missile in the watera mine is a missile without an enginea plane is a missile that launches missiles (and optionally returns to base, crew expendable)a drone is a plane without a pilot => a drone is a missile or a plane that launches missilesa ship is a floating surface that launches mines and/or torpedos and/or drones and/or planes and/or missiles => a ship is a surface to launch missiles fromconclusion: everything is a missile, or launches missiles, or launches missiles that launch missilesa rock is a missilea spear is a missilean arrow is a missilea bullet is a missile that won't explodeeverything is a missileevery weapon is a missileTOTAL MISSILE SUPREMACYMISSILES ARE THE CARCINIZATION OF ALL WEAPONS, THE UR-FORM FROM WHENCE ALL WEAPONS SPRING AND TO WHICH ALL WEAPONS RETURNTOTAL MISSILIZATION IS INEVITABLEALL WILL BE MISSILES
>>64737607Yeah, it ishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multifunctional_Support_Ship
