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I'm going to resurrect this thread with some questions, since the news of ATH being refitted made me ponder our replacement options.
SCSC, while a nice idea, will take a long time to get in the water, so instead, would it be wise to buy something like the new Type-45 Destroyer to replace the 280s, and start SCSC for replacing HALIs while they're 25-30 years old? Perhaps having 4 built for us in the UK, since the Canadian acquisition process would take a long time, might be a good plan. Politics aside, would the Type-45 be a good fit for Canada, or is it overkill for our needs? I saw Dauntless in Portsmouth about 2 weeks before she was commissioned, and I have to say that she is a marvelous sight. My (wild) estimate in cost would be around $7bn for 4 (1.08bn GBP X 1.62CAD/GBP * 4). Given that we're spending $3.1bn on refitting the Halifaxes (granted that there are 12 to be refitted, so $260mn each), it doesn't seem that out of reach for 4 top-line destroyers.
Thanks in advance for the information,
ekpiper
SCSC, while a nice idea, will take a long time to get in the water, so instead, would it be wise to buy something like the new Type-45 Destroyer to replace the 280s, and start SCSC for replacing HALIs while they're 25-30 years old? Perhaps having 4 built for us in the UK, since the Canadian acquisition process would take a long time, might be a good plan. Politics aside, would the Type-45 be a good fit for Canada, or is it overkill for our needs? I saw Dauntless in Portsmouth about 2 weeks before she was commissioned, and I have to say that she is a marvelous sight. My (wild) estimate in cost would be around $7bn for 4 (1.08bn GBP X 1.62CAD/GBP * 4). Given that we're spending $3.1bn on refitting the Halifaxes (granted that there are 12 to be refitted, so $260mn each), it doesn't seem that out of reach for 4 top-line destroyers.
Thanks in advance for the information,
ekpiper
