JeremiahJohnson
Master
You know, with a night to sleep on this, I wonder if this ship might actually have a use in a Spratley Islands type situation. I know it cuts against the littoral aspect, being in the wide open sea, but one thing that sounded strange was a stealthy littoral ship. I mean, if you're that close to shore, radar isn't necessarily what you're worried about.
But, the South China Sea might need a multi-role ship.
Of course, there's no way the military planners had anything like Spratley in mind when they started that boondoggle.
Blue water is how a ship gets to the fight. It must remain undetected in open water to get there.