"Boater" wrote in message
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I am underwhelmed by that warship. It's going to break down a lot, it's
going to be expensive to fix, and it's too dependent upon technology.



Probably also said, word for word, by your great, great grandfather about
this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fulton


It's part of the evolution to new platforms for our future defensive and
offensive naval capabilities.

Just recently we had a discussion here in which you (or somebody) was
critical of the expense and potential vulnerability of an obsolete blue
water Navy designed and configured to fight cold war era battles. This ship
is fast, draws only about 8 feet and is far less expensive to operate and
maintain than the class ship it will eventually replace.

It isn't going to happen overnight, but ships with this and similar
capabilities will slowly replace the battlewagons of yesterday. One
benefit of the new technologies developed is that some of it , particularly
defensive and electronic warfare systems many can be retrofitted to existing
platforms in commission now.

Eisboch