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With all due respect MC:
"Maybe a larger version of the A.Burk DDG's."
The window of opportunity for that has long ago passed.
Remember that after the first 19 ships the III variant(which took the design to its limits) was forgone and the I/IIs stayed in production eventually giving way to the IIA's(29th ship) which were then(are being) built for better or worse.
And the USN is pretty determined not to build more, period.
IMHO its one or two DD(whatever) and straight to CGX.
But LOL dont hold your breath.
LCS for all its flaws(real or imagined) is going to be the ship built in #'s, maybe.
Otherwise look for the continued down-sizing of the USN.
There are no other real alternatives. FREMM, ADS, Type 45 etc etc etc notwithstanding.
Also remember that a Halifax type ship is out of the question because it too has only a 57mm gun which it appears no one likes(at least when it comes to the much smaller LCS).
I had answers 15 years ago.
LOL
But after that long of debating the topic(USN surface combatants) Im at a loss.
And the USN screwed themselves(not readilly apparent at the time) 20 years ago(approx.) when they made it quite emphatic that they would build no more frigates.
Sort of like the "all or nothing" approach for BB's a hundred years ago or so.
However, if the LCS isnt a frigate by all realistic, practical measures,then I surely dont know what one is.
But then again IMHO all surface combatants are little more than targets in the first place.
Oh well.
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