re: #176 Targetpractice

I think the Navy’s already admitted that it’s not meant to survive a real slugging match. That’s been part of the reason for cost overruns, the Navy decided half-way through the process of building the prototypes that “Hey, we might want to build them a little tougher,” only to find out that “tougher” costs more than they were budgeted.

Last I checked, those “modules” they were supposed to be able to swap in and out still don’t work the way they’re supposed to and the Navy pretty much gave up on the idea. In addition, that underwater drone they were counting on for mine-sweeping won’t be functional for another 5 years.