RE: [FT]SML question

At 9:46 AM -0500 6/16/01, David Rodemaker wrote:
>
>If were are going to look at "reality" then you might want to examine
the
>issues behind why *we* don't have a Navy full of PT boats for assault
and
>patrol purposes... ;-)

We (the US and the USN) don't fight in our own littoral waters. We 
fight in other people's space. We project power. Small combatants are 
useful in your own littoral. The US does have 13 Cyclone class 
coastal combatants. They are operated for the SEALs or by Coast Guard 
Detachements.  (http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/littoral.htm#pc)

Other navies have a larger proportion of vessels for such duties.

Russia http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/littoral.htm#patr

The UK http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/europe/uk.htm#5

Italy http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/europe/italy.htm#6

In some cases its all they have. Take Israel for example...
http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/mideast/israel.htm#1

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