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Originally Posted by JohnR
DAMN! Id like to both Independence and Alvin. Alvin , because it is history and a marvel of engineering, Independence, because hopefully they'll kill the overpriced ferry (LCS2) and gas-guzzler (LCS1) and find a far more suitable and less expensive alternative to the LCS program. What a Charlie-Foxtrot that will only get sailors killed.
I will state of the two LCS candidates, I prefer LCS-2 - not that the Navy is asking or nothin'
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Oh come on now, what other USS boat can you use as a container ship, and ferry them anywhere in the world at 50 kts?
I also do not want to try and retrieve the chopper in CAT 5 seas.
It's comparatively cheap, 220 million a pop, only if the Navy stops changing it's mind
Oh and the Danforth off the bow for wreck fishing is extra
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