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gunnut · 06-22-2007, 02:12 AM

How about taking the Burke hull, armor it up, strip 3/4 of the VLS, downgrade Aegis to SPY-3, and install 2 AGS and 2 57mm Bofors?

This ship will have no practical use other than to win a gun fight against small boats.

06-22-2007, 02:12 AM	#55 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 10,274 Country:	How about taking the Burke hull, armor it up, strip 3/4 of the VLS, downgrade Aegis to SPY-3, and install 2 AGS and 2 57mm Bofors? This ship will have no practical use other than to win a gun fight against small boats. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.