Hey Navy guys, what's the real purpose of these Littoral ships?
I just read the Wiki article. It says " The LCS main purpose is to take up operations such as patrolling, port visits, anti-piracy, and partnership-building exercises to free up high-end surface combatants for increased combat availability." So, patrolling is a combat op, anti-piracy is a combat op (in theory). Port visits and partnership-building exercises? Sound like protocol/diplomacy missions. No wonder it doesn't need much firepower...