"Will the CG Again Arm Icebreakers?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 May 2017 12:20 p.m. PST |
"The Washington Examiner reports President Trump's team could decide to arm future Coast Guard icebreakers in order to counteract Russian cruise missiles in the Arctic, the Coast Guard's top admiral said following a meeting with the administration. No statement from the administration, but the Commandant is quoted, "They understand that it's good that you have a U.S. Coast Guard that is a military service," Adm. Paul Zukunft, the U.S. Coast Guard commandant, told the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Wednesday. "So what might an icebreaker of the 21st century need to be? You might want to reserve space, weight and power where you have an offensive and a defensive armed capability as a military service … that could be a future requirement for our icebreaking fleet."…"
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| Mako11 | 19 May 2017 7:29 p.m. PST |
It probably would be a good idea to arm them, given what the Brits went through in the Falklands. Since we only have two of them, and only one is seaworthy right now, I'm not sure it is a huge issue. Russia has 20+ icebreakers, IIRC. |
| Tango01 | 20 May 2017 10:46 a.m. PST |
Have you seen the Russian ones…?
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| Lion in the Stars | 21 May 2017 3:29 a.m. PST |
The Russian "coast guard" was run by the KGB, IIRC, and were armed to near-Naval levels (all the guns, no missiles). Should probably look at leaving space on the next-generation cutters and icebreakers for a CIWS, plus at least a 57mm (since the Bofors 57mm throws as much weight downrange as a 5" gun per minute). |
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