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Would’ve loved to see a 35mm millenium there.

Is the 76 an appropriate compromise between the other two weapons? With VULCANO rounds you have the precision and range for some shore bombardment capability but you also have a choice of ammunition and a higher rate of fire to presumably be more effective against air threats.

I absolutely appreciate the logic behind doing it this way, particularly as it should occur relatively early in the build cycle. I was concerned that if it were to be more of a half and half split, around ship 8 or so, that there could be a repeat of the CPF block 2 situation. IIRC the second...

If so, my hope would be to have at least 5 of them in that block.

When you say “second block” is that understood to be ships 4-6 or do we feel like that may come later in the stream?

God, I hope that website has a nifty name like wheatBay…

Just an idle curiosity. I was wondering how much (or little) that magazine may have to change when HARPOON gives way to NSM. I imagine there may come a time when they may have to share the same space in transport.

@Underway…just wondering if the NSM uses the same fuel as HARPOON?

Well, you can damn David for cutting corners or sabotaging the ship in the ways noted above, but I’m not sure you can damn them for either the design of the vessel or the actual need for the vessel. If there were shortcomings in the actual design/capabilities of the proposed vessel, then...

According to a 2018 article by Matthew Fisher in the CGAI publication, the cost for the initial 5 years lease (including personnel) was to be $677 million. I can’t find it now, but I believe the extension costs per each additional 5 years were progressively cheaper than that. So, if that is...

I should also say that I don’t believe any of this would happen for multiple other reasons as well…cost, personnel, political will etc..

Of course, things could change (as unlikely as that may be) if someone decides the goodwill garnered from that sort of tasking is worth the cost. Point taken re:RAS, however the other benefits remain given the space/flexibility of the ship. I don’t believe any of this is likely, as I’m certain...

Just thinking out loud here, but I always thought AST would make a great centrepiece for a Caribbean task force, for either HADR with AOPS supporting or a mothership for OP CARIBBE. She could carry a couple of LEDETS, intercept boats, two choppers and be able to refuel USCG vessels, but not...

The NSS, as a concept, is an excellent way to develop, expand and sustain both skill sets and human expertise in all of the above mentioned trades. I believe that where it struggles is when it is applied to a situation that needs to replace 30+ highly important vessels in short order. As Colin...

That wouldn’t be the case if it was purchased outright and RCN manned, would it?

All that being said, with respect to the MCDV, I would still like to see an RWS mounted, given where we send them and the likelihood that they will be shouldering more load as CPF’s become unavailable. Maybe if even 3 out of the 6 on each coast mounted a 25mm for certain deployments.

In that case, just as a sort of spitballing exercise, would it be worth it to build AOPS 7-8 as RCN vessels (at least in the interim), since the line is already in full swing and refining their product? 2 more AOPS would help to spread the load around and could always be divested to the CCG if...

Is there any sense in taking, say, 4-5 out of service to do the required deep repairs and have them ready in 4 years or so to take the place of the worst of the rest? It seems we’re going to need them much longer to bridge the gap to CSC.

Question re:VDQ…As she’s in the shop at the moment, are they doing any of the hull or fatigue issues at this point? I’ve seen in other threads how the FELEX didn’t cover much beyond the combat systems, to the detriment of the vessels. Are they able to address that stuff now in refit periods or...

I had a question, regarding task groups, but I believe it may have been just answered. I was wondering why we don’t do more of it now. A TG centered around ASTERIX with 2 east coast frigates and 2 west coast. Maybe even a VIC for spice. On paper, it looks like we have all the pieces…but is it a...