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Ghost Dog

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1. Mmmm. "If our allies (and other western nations) are able to build similar sized ships

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 12:29 PM

Jan 2014

with stealthy designs, full military sea-frames, far more armament/protection, with mission packages for 1/3 less, then it isn't hard to see why every other allied navy that was initially interested in LCS has since walked away."

... Like this?

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http://www.gizmag.com/type-26-global-combat-ship-unveiled/23791/ [/center]

... One wonders about final cost there too.

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Interesting discussions over at dodbuzz.com [View all] unhappycamper Jan 2014 OP

Mmmm. "If our allies (and other western nations) are able to build similar sized ships Ghost Dog Jan 2014 #1

I found this comment to be quite interesting: Kaleva Jan 2014 #2

Yeah. Fast shallow-water capability. Very cool. Ghost Dog Jan 2014 #3

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