RE: [FT]SML question

At 10:11 PM -0400 6/17/01, Aaron Teske wrote:
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>Although it may be worth noting that one reason behind the switch 
>from Seawolf to Virginia is to redesign for increased littoral 
>warfare; the Seawolf is cold war-style boomer hunting, the Virginia 
>is supposed to be more flexible.  (Though I think the 3rd Seawolf is 
>going to the SEALs for specops.)

Ahh, but again, its for operations on someone else's littoral.

Small combatants tend to have a hard time self deploying to the other 
side of the Ocean. They can do it, but they aren't as nearly fast or 
seaworthy.

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