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Originally Posted by JA Boomer
Argreed. Although I'm not entirely sure that a Burke variant could provide a Ticonderoga replacement. Could you fit 128+ cells on it, probably. Also, I recall that the Burke was to provide 75% of the Tico's capability for 66% of the price. I'm sure this doesn't hold true anymore...but I would not be at all surprised if the Tico was still the superior platform.
I believe the Tico's still have 20 years left in them...perhaps a more conventional replacement can be designed and fielded after the Navy comes to the realization that the DDX and CGX are not practical.
I think the biggest priority for the US Navy should be finding a proper replacement for the LCS program which should be axed. A proper Frigate design and a littoral combat ship in the form of a modified LSD would be my first choice.
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DDG51 and CG47: equal?
Comparison of
Burke and
Tico. Doesn't deal too much with future upgrade possibilities, although I would think it shouldn't be too hard to make a
Burke development capable of fully replacing the Ticos. Looks like Korea's
King Sejong the Great class may be a step in that direction.
King Sejong the Great class destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia