GR66
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Following up here on a point raised in the CSC thread...
My (extremely limited) understanding of mine counter-measures is that most the work nowadays is taken care of by USVs, UUVs and even UAVs rather than traditional fibreglass hulled mine-hunting ships. Is this a role that the AOPs actually could take over/support the Kingston-class with?
The Batch 2 River Class OPV are nice ships, but your pushing into the territory of the AOP`s , not the CSC. The Kingston's fulfill roles that neither the AOPs or the CSC/Halifax can do properly like mine hunting....
My (extremely limited) understanding of mine counter-measures is that most the work nowadays is taken care of by USVs, UUVs and even UAVs rather than traditional fibreglass hulled mine-hunting ships. Is this a role that the AOPs actually could take over/support the Kingston-class with?