Re: SML Absorbers

The actual trend in ships you are talking about are OPV's...  Off shore
Patrol
Vessels are basically corvette sized ships with LESS armament and
greater sea
keeping abilities through longer time on station and refined
hydrodynamics.
The ships you guys are designing look more like PT boats...  A real OPV
would
be about mass 14 to 16 ship with a hull of at least 3 and probably 4,
(or 3 and
armor) and have a thrust of 6 to 8.  Armament would be 1 to 2 PDS's, a
class 2
beam, and SubMunitions...

IAS