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Originally Posted by Vespers War
Plans had been drawn up to replace the Talos missiles with a pair of 8-cell Sea Sparrow launchers (and add a pair of Phalanx CIWS in place of the Bofors). Probably not plausible post-Thanksgiving, but as an early war refit it's at least somewhat possible.
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I can buy the Sea Sparrow replacement, VW. Youre right it comes down to timing on whether it happens or not.
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Originally Posted by swaghauler
I did a thread called the Navy in Version 2.2 where I discussed how the "real-world" drawdown could be used to justify why Russia was able to stand against the US. There are links to SEVERAL websites there that talk about proposed upgrades as well as my own "take" on updating ships based on my conversations with my friends who served during the '90s.
Just search for: swaghauler's "The Navy in V2.2" in the threads search.
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Thanks I'm going to check it out.
I see one last issue no one has addressed. The next USS Oklahoma City SSN-723 is already in service. What do we call CLG-9 then?