>>63883262
>The Connie program isn't a mistake
you say this and then you bitch about how they have less capability than a Burke
wtf
>how it's being handled and mission creep is a mistake
not this time it isn't
this is nothing on the scale of LCS
the modifications to the Constellations are absolutely necessary, otherwise you'll end up with warships perfectly suited for the 20th century
>Going with the FREMM was a mistake when the Coast Guard already had an elongated cutter hull that met almost all of the requirements and survivability standards
the Legend class would have been even less mature a design than the FREMM, and require more cost, time and design input to modify
>They are going to have 75% the capability of a Burke at 90% the cost
Congrats, you've discovered the principle of economies of scale
guess what, if you embiggen the Burke by 20%, you will get a ship that is 50% better
and then if you take that ship and make that another 20% bigger, you will get another 50% more capability
in warship design, bigger is always better in terms of capability alone
>Retiring the Perry's early instead of just VLS'ing them was a mistake
no, it wasn't, because their hulls and machinery were ancient, their sensors would be fifty years old by now, and if you're going to put new radars on them you might as well just have built new ships
>too many were scrapped
because even poorer navies knew the pitfalls of using those clapped-out hulls
there were still FFG7 hulls offered for sale. no takers. they're just not worth it.