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Puidwen
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After all I believe that the general Manticoran public knows that the Messan alignment is still out there. But there's also been a general theme in Manticoran history where whenever they downgrade the fleet (or just let it get in bad shape) trouble happens. I doubt they will be thrilled even with Queen Elizabeth telling them they need to trim the fleet.
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kzt
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Well, given they just signed on to police about 500x their current territory I don’t quite get how that going to work.
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Weird Harold
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Group lots of SDs are going to be replaced by CAs and smaller. Probably a net increase in hulls and a net decrease in manning requiremenst. .
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phillies
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Sepoys. honest SLN types given a new career. |
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Theemile
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Fortunately, manpower on newer designs is 1/3rd to 1/6th that if older designs. So manpower costs are going down. Also, the fleet is extremely modern, so wear and upkeep costs should be low for the next few years. I don't actually see an overall shrinkage of the fleet, more likely a restructuring, with some items like CLACS and older SDs placed in reserve, while more medium combatants are built for patrolling the expanses. ******
RFC said "refitting a Beowulfan SD to Manticoran standards would be just as difficult as refitting a standard SLN SD to those standards. In other words, it would be cheaper and faster to build new ships." |
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Weird Harold
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I wouldn't be surprised to see ship like HMS Charles Ward(?) in larger numbers. Either alone or in support roles. .
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Fox2!
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An FSV, a full squadron of LACs, a cargo module stuffed with Mark 23 pods, and a division of DDs or CLs. Take on most anything short of a full squadron or two of BCs, most likely. |
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Weird Harold
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Mk23s would be overkill for most situations -- including a squadron of BSs. Mk16G or later would suffice and make room for more missiles; Need to make room for a few DD/CL missiles, too. .
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Fox2!
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Have we seen Mk16s of any variant? Not that it wouldn't be trivial to make them. I suppose there aren't enough Roland/Paul class DDs running around. And they are too valuable to use as part of a fixed defense plan. Older classes of DD/CL should have enough telemetry links to handle the job. |
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pnakasone
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Someone at the Bureau of Ships is sitting down and thinking about the kinds of ships that will be needed for what they are going to be doing next.
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