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To: thackney
76 millimeter rapid fire guns, two auxiliary guns and two anti-aircraft machine guns

Sounds like standard anti-pirate, coast guard armament. The size of the ship is related to sea worthiness in large seas and fuel capacity for sustained patrols.

9 posted on 01/14/2016 6:07:31 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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Uhhh....I don’t know just how well that Chinese barge would fare in a Pacific typhoon. From looking at it, anyway.


14 posted on 01/14/2016 6:35:20 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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