the navy's use is power projection

thus you don't need frigates

smoked

you need destroyers

and cruisers

frigates are the workhorses of the navy

frigates are rather useless

arguably more than destroyers

godman confirmed armchair general

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not really, they don't have the gear

We have about 70 DDGs which means they can only cover so much area and we only have like 20-30 cruisers.

the modern ASW systems require massive POWER

Frigates wouldnt replace them obviously, but complement

and frigates don't have that kind of capacity

they are build for speed

thus the uselessness

ASW does not require much power...

What shit are you on?

Need for speed ____/

if you can't power your new systems, what is the point?

>They can power them

VLS renders frigates pretty much useless

>it doesn't

destroyers can't even keep up with power requirements...

say nothing for frigates

what role does a frigate fill in a navy?

typical recon

just a somewhat heavier ship than a destroyer?

not heavier

no, the opposite

lightest

Lighter @Lucienne d'Anwyl

ho lee shit https://twitter.com/guyverhofstadt/status/1171092905798320128?s=20

frigates tend to be lighter than destroyers

isnt recon what pt boats are for

lighter than a cruiser even

More of them, lighter armaments, speed @Lucienne d'Anwyl

sateillettes can spot a flea on a dogs back from space

so theyre missile bait

they're similar to destroyers in terms of role, being anti-submarine anti-air but they're smaller vessels