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.........and water into wine  ;)

Would 5000 be enough to "top up" the three current brigades? Or would there still be major shortfalls after 5000 troops were added?

Sadly, I doubt it would mater........IMHO, I can't see the Bloc and/or NDP supporting the Tories on putting the Fiberals feet to the fire when it comes to defence spending  :-\

Didn't the "Lawn Dart" earn it name by having a near 50% attrition rate?

Isn't that going to be the role of the "JSS"? Also, would it be worth the cost to refit Preserver to keep her in service after the second JSS comes down the slips (2010?)? I also wonder, would the navy want to keep a single steamer around? Wouldn't you think that perhaps the money spent on...

I'd be in favor of going with a more conventional design for the AOR replacement, IMHO 2.1 Billion or 700 million per seems like quite the bill to me for three AOR/ROROs.......perhaps the "slash" should be taken out, and instead we should look at a current (British/Dutch/German/Spanish) "off the...

Well thats one less worry.......too bad it's only in the "what if stage" of planning  :-\

I was thinking that going with a single (taller) hanger, we could fit a single EH-101/S-92 instead of two seahawks into the beast. With that said, I'm now concerned that my "hybrid Burke" would need a larger flight deck for the larger helicopter....

*Note sure how to post pictures* Here's another link to flight II: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/images/ddg-80-22.jpg I wonder if it would be possable to "split" the aft 64 VLS into two batches of 32. Then move both batches to the Port and Starboard of their current...

Aft of the Harpoon/CIWS is also 64 Mk 41s........It would be kinda pointless IMV to go that far in removing "parts" off a Burke.....Probably be cheaper to buy a small order of SeaHawks or just go without a helicopter (don't like that option)

I guess that other thing would the hanger(s).......not a hope in hell you could get a EH-101/S-92 into on of them.

That would be perfect......and look.........it has a Pongo climbing up to the Crows nest on the mizzen  :o

Perhaps a deal on tanks........I wouldn't want single hulled tankers though, I'd rather a more conventional (and cheaper) AOR design though.

Even though I agree that teaming up with the Australians or buying Burkes straight form Northrop Grumman would be the best option, you have to look at it from a political point of view......Australians and Americans don't pay taxes and don't vote in Canadian elections....... With that said, I...

Well if they are British and don't work properly, i don't see why we won't get them  ;)

I'd say the most likely replacement for the Hornet would be the JSF (your guess is as good as mine when or if that would be)......I'm not sure that the Superhornet or Eurofighter will still be in production in 2020.

Not sure that was called for.......regardless who you were addressing. I fail to see were ones sexuality enters into "play" during an  discussion on US foreign policy......I'd ask you to clarify, but I doubt the responce is worth anybodies time.

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I honestly don't know. IMHO, if you look at the price the Americans are paying for a Flight IIA Burke (just under a billion dollars a copy), I'd guess that 70-100 million for Aegis sounds reasonable......I wouldn't quote it as gospel though.

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