Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyBattleship
In a nutshell, almost any country that can pose a hazard to our health has a coastline. Anywhere from 25% to 50% of that country's economy is within 5 or 10 miles of the beach. Warehousing, shipping, factories, distribution centers shipyards and military bases.
Think about it.
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And all those Tom tubes we have on Burkes, Ticos and SSGNs can hit them more times, more accurately,at a greater standoff distance, with less crew and operating cost.
For the Burkes and Ticos, they can do it while providing ASW, AAW and C4I
at the same time.