tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730375540078695956.post4165405622819596851..comments2023-09-01T06:18:39.398-07:00Comments on Hawaii Superferry unofficial blog: LCS-2 is Done...Kaput...It's Over...That's a WrapMauibradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759237357642699345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730375540078695956.post-58461867101163967912010-05-02T00:38:35.631-07:002010-05-02T00:38:35.631-07:00A little something I just posted elsewhere:
Comme...A little something I just posted elsewhere:<br /><br />Commenting on "Littoral combat ships: Analysts unable to compare fuel costs" at al.com on May 02, 2010<br /><br />You missed the point of that CBO report. Basically what it determined is that the fuel expense of LCS-1, even at moderately higher speeds, was not high enough even for the ship's lifetime to offset the higher construction cost of LCS-2 (+$100 million more than LCS-1) to justify choosing LCS-2 over LCS-1 regardless of what LCS-2's average fuel expenses will be. That CBO report was significant in that it was the Alabama Senators who asked for it, and it showed that LCS-1's lifetime costs would likely be less than LCS-2's even considering fuel expense. For anybody who has been objectively watching this, it should be clear the competition is over. LCS-1 wins. Only poor losers used to having their way with governments would think they'd accomplish anything by appealing to the GAO. That's a waste of time. The GAO won't change what the contractor spent too much money building.Mauibradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759237357642699345noreply@blogger.com