Why Mogami's small crew is not simply an LCS repeat

Could the Mogami class suffer the same undermanning problems associated with LCS?

Not necessarily. Mogami uses a different crew structure and automation model, while US procedures often keep personnel immediately present even when machinery permits on-call support.

Mogami's crew organisation and automated systems differ from the LCS arrangement, with no numerical manning comparison supplied here. Boat handling provides the practical example: an automated crane can be watched by one person who calls additional crew when needed. Keeping the manual-handling party immediately present provides more immediate backup, while an on-call arrangement uses fewer people on the task at once. The more conservative approach has a recognised safety advantage. US damage-control concerns are connected to wartime experience, while British lessons from the Falklands show why other navies also take the problem seriously. Different staffing arrangements therefore need to be assessed in their operating context.