Recent content by Swampbuggy

They are in fact in the process of divesting/decommissioning several KAISERS, it’s a very real option.

I read somewhere that the.50 was the best choice against small boats/swarm attacks, but have no idea if that still holds true. I can certainly see how the higher firing rate would be an advantage over the larger calibre RWS, but obviously wouldn't pack the same punch.

Interesting to see the finer details getting sorted out. I was wondering, as I haven't seen anything in any of the publications to date, whether there will be.50cal RWS mounted to the ship as well as the Marlin? I would assume so, but haven't seen or heard a peep about it.

My guess is that the 30mm does the bulk of the work on drones inside a 5k envelope? I was under the impression that the reason it was chosen over the 25mm is it's greater elevation/range specifically for that application.

Hence the Sea Giraffe, I'd imagine. I wondered about it's inclusion, but I guess it contributes to overall RMP.

Hey, hey....seeing/feeling that smokey atmosphere just lets me know I'm getting closer to Hutch's. I'd brave Mordor any number of times to pound back a hammer and poutine...

Having watched any number of vids featuring Cdr Gleason, I've been consistently impressed with his openness and attitude towards presenting this vessel. An excellent ambassador for the class and the Navy.

Unreal how efficiently the vessel uses fuel, particularly considering the amount of ice it was going through. That's really impressive.

Sure, it's the best shot most have right now. But, my point is that the elderly having to pay health insurance to stay in Florida may find it appealing to chase the sun in Canada and skip that bill. Anyways, it's largely a moot point. If Canada added a Caribbean or tropical island to our...

Maybe, but maybe not. Think of the snowbirds that flock down to Florida. Most of them are paying extra for health insurance in addition to the exchange etc. Life's not a hell of a lot cheaper in Florida then it is here, yet many head down there anyway. The Sun sells and the snowbirds are a...

Yes, but...the amount of money people spend to go to Cuba, Florida, Mexico, Jamaica etc would be spent in "Canada" were the Turks or Bermuda welcomed into the fold. Be nice to go somewhere dandy that requires no passport or currency exchange.

I do remember that from earlier. I guess I was just musing on whether that was supposed to be a clean sheet or a variant of the KINGSTON as it exists now.

I think it's been proven enough in this thread that the replacement for an MCDV, shouldn't be anything smaller than an MCDV, for multiple reasons. Ideally, the replacement would be bigger, faster, have some capacity to land a helo, maybe even a hangar (for uav's more likely). Is there any sense...

I believe this is another iteration of the Damen Stan patrol vessel that the HERO class is based on. I'm not certain there's too much appetite for another kick at that can, though as Kevin B points out earlier, they're probably cheap to build and could be produced in big numbers.

Fairly similar to the OTAGO class set up....