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Ah - you beat me to it Rick - a very interesting (and indeed promising and realistic) report.
IMO, C1 and C2 (in the report) make sense as basically the same hull but tailored to different needs - i.e high and low(er) versions of the same hull.
Building the same hull obviously offers some productivity/production gains and give some future flexibility wrt to upgrades.
Replacing the MCM and OPVs with a single class makes sense, although does raise the "expertise" question. Will crews be as well equiped/trained/experienced to carry out their roles as single mission vessels would be?
However, formalising the role of MCM vessels as OPVs makes a great deal of sense, as they often operate in this role anyway. Reducing the number of classes should realise cost savings as well. I particularly like the idea of the C1 having organic MCM capabilities.
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