[Thunderhawk]

If we are going to use a tall ship as our symbolic flag ship, we might aswell get a pretty one - its not like any one will judge it based on its combat abilities.

BTW.. I insist on functional era appropriate cannons and routine live fire practice at targets.

Can we also call this the ministry of war rather than defence seeing as euphemism abound in every other country, we could actually say what this money is about.

I concur.
Even if we dont intend to, or ever use, our military in an offensive declare-first fashion, its still an organization whose purpose is to fight others. And its not like Subs are defensive in nature..


- point. If we are going to try to be a sea power, even a regional one, we should have counter measures for enemy submarines. The attack subs mentioned - they are meant to go after enemy surface ships, or are they also able and designed to hunt enemy subs?

[ingliz]

The attack subs mentioned - they are meant to go after enemy surface ships, or are they also able and designed to hunt enemy subs?

Both