Harlan Geoffrey Eno

Civilian, blue-collar worker, amateur naval theorist, patriot

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

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[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

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[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

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[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@johnkonrad I got you covered 😉

Let's make it happen. Fire up the steel mills. 🔥🔨🚢🚢🚢

https://t.co/MOq27yATYb

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

The new frigate is INDEED lacking in substantial firepower.

The new frigate falls into the same pitfall as the previous 30 years of naval group think by being over reliant on missile doctrine.

The new frigate ignores the overwhelming conclusions from wargames: missiles don't best the attrition model.

I have developed a concept which circumvents all of this. Guns as primary weapons for surface actions, a multi-variant family of ships, and all at a significantly reduced cost than current floating legacy hulls.

PDF attached. Feedback welcome, DMs open 🫡🇺🇸
https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@ThatEricAlper My two favorites are "Screaming Trees" and "Hole in the Ground".

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@johnkonrad @BenjamJensen I believe i may have a solution which could be implemented post haste 😏😎 we have all the components available to us. Let's do a mock-up on an existing USCG cutter and see what it looks like 🫡🇺🇲⚓️

PDF: https://t.co/MOq27yATYb

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

White paper v2.2 is live. Updates include cost analysis, hull specs, charts, and more.

PDF: https://t.co/MOq27yATYb

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

For the next generation of naval officers and strategists:

What if we returned to the gunnery principle at sea – one hull, five variants, sustained firepower for the long war?

Eno-class Gun Frigate white paper v2.1
NSC hull, armament layout, cost analysis. Thoughts for the classroom or war college?
PDF: https://t.co/2KvAYImUo0

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[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@Ignis_Rex White paper v2.2 is a vast improvement over the initial paper posted 12/14.

Now including mature hull design elements, cost analysis, and more.

PDF: https://t.co/MOq27yATYb

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@Ignis_Rex @Ignis_Rex Eno-class gun frigate is the answer the Navy is looking for.
White paper attached.
https://t.co/zVHGPCIqZT

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

Our VLS and Aegis dependence is what enables the Chinese to outnumber us with such ease. The most cost effective and expedient method to close that gap, is to beat the Chinese at their own game, and shaking up the board in the process.

My gun frigate proposal fills the gaps in current USN power with a multi-variant family of ships based on the NSC hull. Returning to the primary ciples of surface gunnery: a proven principle which excels at making new coral reefs.

White paper attached: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

Aegis is ultimately one of the things holding back current ship production at scale. Having only two naval yards in the whole country which are capable of producing such hulls, has put us miserably behind our greatest naval advesary: China.

I have developed a frigate concept which is the foil to the current SECNAV proposal, utilizing surface gunnery as the primary armament, while VLS exists for defensive active protection.

White paper attached: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@nofear4by41 @Aviation_Intel We could do that.

Or, we could ditch missile-heavy systems in favor to a return of surface gunnery, at a reduced cost compared to a Burke, all without the time consuming Aegis integration. 😎🇺🇸

My white paper details the finer points: https://t.co/MOq27yATYb

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

I agree that the frigate zero model is a bit....underwhelming. it seems to be missing some critical lessons learned from attritional warfare models.

My gun frigate concept addresses these shortcomings. Surface guns as primary weapons and based on the NSC hull, production can be drastically increased in comparison to current systems by omitting Aegis integration.

White paper attached: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

If the US wishes to close the production gap with the Chinese, focusing on simple and effective concepts with multi-role versatility is the best path forward.

In essence, we need to beat the Chinese at their own game. Rather than focusing on exquisite, expensive hulls, which rely on VLS, are Aegis dependent, and are left vulnerable when the launch cells dry up.

I have developed a multi-variant family of gun frigates based on the NSC hull and utilizing surface gunnery as the primary armament. Production in commercial yards and using all current USN weapons systems will expedite production, in addition to stimulating job growth by turning on the steel mills, and waking up our dormant naval industry.

White paper attached: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

Well, the reasoning isn't the problem, its the approach. Big Navy is still caught up in missile dependency. In a protracted engagement at sea, the VLS systems become a major hindrance due to difficulties in resupply/rearming.

What the frigate concept needs is surface gunnery as the main focus. A good "jack of all trades" workhorse vessel like the Fletcher-class destroyer of WWII.

I have developed a frigate proposal which meets these needs in a multi-variant family of ships, based on the NSC hull. Able to be produced in non-Aegis yards, utilizing guns as the primary armament, this is how we get ships in the water fast: the attrition warfare solution we have been avoiding for decades.

PDF attached: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

One of the fundamental assets for American forces during the entire Pacific campaign was a dependable, no-holds barred vanguard vessel known as the Fletcher-class destroyer.

A gun heavy ship that fired on anything and everything that moved with a rising sun flag. Many were lost, and many laid down multiple tons of shells.

Today's USN lacks that functional warhorse ship, replaced by a favoritism towards exquisite missile systems which, in a conflict like this, would be woefully underprepared once the VLS dries up.

I have developed an answer: a Gun Frigate concept based on the NSC hull and a multi variant family of ships, for maximum surface firepower and mission customization.

The clock is ticking; let's make sure that America is ready to dominate the seas like its 1945 all over again.

PDF: https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

As we’re all aware, SECNAV announced an NSC-based frigate — great hull choice, but high VLS count and likely Aegis integration risks repeating past bottlenecks.

We’ve seen Aegis yards struggle for a decade. For every exquisite hull we launch, China lays down three more.

My Eno-class concept (also NSC hull) is the functional counterpart: gun-primary, non-Aegis production, multi-variant ship family for sustained firepower and mission customization.

White paper v2.2 — thoughts welcome.

Gun Frigate forever. 🇺🇸🫡https://t.co/ksoq1eTc8T

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@johnkonrad @SecWar @cdrsalamander @cdrsalamander what do ya say? Want to lend a brother a hand? 🫴🇺🇲⚓️

[Harlan Geoffrey Eno @LordNelsonEno]

@johnkonrad @SecWar @cdrsalamander The more, the merrier. Let's make the U.S. Navy, and American ship-building, great again 🫡🇺🇲⚓️