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To: meatloaf

Ships which launch rockets. And room for a helicopter.


4 posted on 04/15/2017 6:14:51 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Trumpet 1

The day of massive warships firing 16” shells is past. What the Navy needs is many dozens of medium size ship, like a WWII light cruiser, bristling with ship killer missles.
These cruisers proved their sea-worthiness, and with a plethora of missle launchers replacing very large triple turrets, its fire power and targeting range would be awesome.
Add a fantail with a copter pad (or 2) and there would be a capable fighting ship at a low cost when compared with the price of a single super-carrier.
With the fitting of shorter range smaller rocket launchers the Navy would have a serious Anti-Aircraft ship which could do screening duties protecting the large carriers.


14 posted on 04/15/2017 6:33:23 AM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf (New York Times: "We print the news as it fits our views.")
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