"About the U.S. Navy’s 22 Ticonderoga" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Mar 2014 12:09 p.m. PST |
"The U.S. Navy's 22 Ticonderoga-class cruisers have been its biggest and most heavily-armed surface combatant warships since the mid-1980s. For years, the sailing branch tried and failed to design an even more powerful ship to replace the Ticos, but the high cost proved prohibitive. Now the Navy has finally identified its next cruisers. They're the same cruisers as today, upgraded for a quarter-billion dollars apiece as part of a complicated plan that sees the last Tico finally leaving the fleet in 2045—at which point the vessel will have been in commission for a staggering 51 years. Historically, most American warships retire after 30 years or so…"
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 14 Mar 2014 12:29 p.m. PST |
These can shoot down the DF-21 'carrier killer' missiles from China. |
| Lion in the Stars | 14 Mar 2014 1:35 p.m. PST |
Wow, I'm amazed that the Navy can get 50 years out of those hulls! They were designed to last 30 years or so! |
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looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!
