From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Robert Comer wrote:
> That is a pretty nice looking ship as you say.  I really don't see much call
> for the stealth part either except maybe making it a teensy bit harder to
> hit.  Small and fast probably do as much that way, and we really don't know
> what they may have underneath to confuse torpedoes...
>
> I'd still take a Aegis or it though... 
>

Hard to fit an aegis on a corvette. Then again what with miniaturization
& the "flat panel look" so evident wrt "stealthy" ships...

e.g. the Daring:

http://navy-matters.beedall.com/daring3.htm

However now the "super-cavitating" torpedoes are a reality (i.e.
a rocket in a bubble) .....a lot of ships are now in the position of having
to "think different" wrt "subsurface missiles".
Russians, Chinese
& Iranians all now have them & Aegis won't help you with them.

My favorite concept is the "sea skimming Drone/subsurface missile
combination" i.e. a fast turbojet (preferably reuseable) unmanned
flying machine + a droppable Shkval.

Possibly the Shkval could porpoise or stay close enough to the surface to
allow radio waves to get through & then the drone acts to help keep the
targeting accurate.

Adam

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