USS FREEDOM (LCS-1): The Fast Warship the Navy Couldn’t Agree On скачать в хорошем качестве

USS FREEDOM (LCS-1): The Fast Warship the Navy Couldn’t Agree On

USS Freedom (LCS-1) was one of the fastest warships ever built by the U.S. Navy capable of sprinting across the ocean at more than 40 knots. Sleek. Agile. Revolutionary. But speed alone doesn’t win wars. Designed to dominate the dangerous waters near coastlines, USS Freedom became the centerpiece of one of the most controversial naval experiments in modern history. Supporters saw her as the future of warfare flexible, modular, and faster than any surface combatant before her. Critics saw something else: a risky gamble that sacrificed survivability for performance. This documentary explores the full story of USS Freedom from the bold ideas that shaped her design, to the harsh realities that tested her at sea. We break down the Littoral Combat Ship concept, the tradeoff between speed and armor, real-world missions in contested waters, mechanical challenges, and why USS Freedom was judged more harshly than almost any warship of her generation. Was she a failure? Or was she a necessary experiment the Navy needed to learn from? Because some warships are remembered for how long they serve. Others are remembered for how much they change. This is the story of USS Freedom — fast, flawed, and impossible to ignore. #USSFREEDOM #LCS1 #LittoralCombatShip #USNavy #Warships #MilitaryDocumentary #NavalHistory #ModernWarfare #MilitaryTechnology #NavalInnovation #FastWarship #usa