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		hermitcrab 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No, it's not a battleship Yes, but in an age of guided missiles, surely better to have 3x10k ton warship than 1x30k ton warship.

nickff 1 day ago [–]

That is unfortunately a complicated trade off, involving initial construction costs, total capability, maintainability, and crewing costs. Simply put, two amphibious assault ships do not equal or supersede one super-carrier.

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