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Message: [QUOTE="meerkatz, post: 7583775, member: 121451"] The argument seems to be that the RN needs to stop striving for the 100% solution on everything, and accept a 90% a solution. That extra 10% can easily double the cost. We're in the same trap the Germans got in with their Tiger tanks. They could destroy 4 Sherman's for the cost of one Tiger, but a Tiger cost 6 times more. T26 will cost well north of £1 Billion each. It's unaffordable to bu frigates at that cost that will spend 95% of their time doing exactly the same work a £400 million frigate will do. We're buying Rolls Royces to go to the shops. T 31 Vs T26? Cut down version of the same sonar Cut down version of the same combat system Same radar Same gun Same AAW missile with less silos Space for a smaller Mk41 VLS You'd want the T26 for guarding the carriers with its extra capacity, but for most tasks, a T31 is plenty good enough. [/QUOTE]