From: Tony Williams 

Adam wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4667132.stm
>
> HMS Daring.
>
> One wonders where the line between cruiser & destroyer now lies....maybe
> it's easier to get the budget if you call it something smaller i.e.
> destroyer rather than cruiser where the invincible class aircraft
> carriers were initial called "through deck cruisers".

They do seem to be stretching the definition of destroyer a bit:

"Each D-class destroyer will have more firepower than the combined
fleet of Type 42s."

Get those attack UAVs working and all of a sudden you have a fleet of 9
pocket aircraft carriers.

Nice looking ship, BTW.

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Tony

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