To: GreyFriar
"... doesn't seem like much aramament ...."
I wouldn't be surprised if they're someday retro-fitted with the new rail guns which are now under development. If I remember correctly, they're expected to start putting them in the fleet within about ten years.
12 posted on
10/14/2006 10:18:16 AM PDT by
vincentjay
(I'm convinced that Bill Clinton is the man most-likely to be revealed as the anti-christ.)
To: vincentjay
I'm afraid those will require too much electric power for these small vessels...until they miniaturize the power plants a
lot more.
Now, the new CVN-21 carriers are going to have plenty of power.
15 posted on
10/14/2006 10:22:38 AM PDT by
Jeff Head
(www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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