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-{SpoonmaN}- · 06-21-2007, 02:37 AM

Yeah, they are, the design offered was enlarged and somewhat upgraded. Which I'm sure meant it was stupendously expensive. It would also entail a larger crew which I think is a concern for the RAN since they're rather short handed these days. Probably because our idea of contributing to a Coalition is to send a few RAN ships and park them in the middle of the USN, and hope that everyone appreciates the help. It leaves them pretty overworked.

And that's 11bn Australian dollars. The CVFs are costed in pounds, and at 2.4 pounds to the dollar, the difference is rather marked.
That, and the MoD has had a real problem with burning huge amounts of money on aquisitions that amount to pretty much nothing, which is why we make purchases like a "fleet" of 59 tanks for the Army, or 4 C-17s for the RAAF. Because we spent so much money working out what we were going to buy, that we didnt have enough money left to buy it. And then it doesnt arrive until we've realised it's not up to scratch. And then Labour gets in and cuts the budget.

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-{SpoonmaN}- Death, the Destroyer of Worlds... *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 09-08-04 Location: The badlands of West London. Posts: 1,455 Country:	Yeah, they are, the design offered was enlarged and somewhat upgraded. Which I'm sure meant it was stupendously expensive. It would also entail a larger crew which I think is a concern for the RAN since they're rather short handed these days. Probably because our idea of contributing to a Coalition is to send a few RAN ships and park them in the middle of the USN, and hope that everyone appreciates the help. It leaves them pretty overworked. And that's 11bn Australian dollars. The CVFs are costed in pounds, and at 2.4 pounds to the dollar, the difference is rather marked. That, and the MoD has had a real problem with burning huge amounts of money on aquisitions that amount to pretty much nothing, which is why we make purchases like a "fleet" of 59 tanks for the Army, or 4 C-17s for the RAAF. Because we spent so much money working out what we were going to buy, that we didnt have enough money left to buy it. And then it doesnt arrive until we've realised it's not up to scratch. And then Labour gets in and cuts the budget. __________________ "I have this to say to the people of Australia: Kick me, I'm different."