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Platapus · 03-21-16, 02:43 PM

As a lubber of land, I need some learnin' here.

Why is this a destroyer and not a cruiser?

Does it have to do with its mission? But I would think that a cruiser is more likely to be used independently whereas a destroyer is probably supporting something else.

One website I visited hinted that cruisers were on the way out and that the future is in these more capable destroyers. Does that sound right?

Is it a funding issue? We got funding for a destroyer and ain't got no funding for cruisers?

or is there a logical reason? Could it be called a destroyer simply because the Navy wants to call it a destroyer?

Lubbing minds want to know.

03-21-16, 02:43 PM	#10
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	As a lubber of land, I need some learnin' here. Why is this a destroyer and not a cruiser? Does it have to do with its mission? But I would think that a cruiser is more likely to be used independently whereas a destroyer is probably supporting something else. One website I visited hinted that cruisers were on the way out and that the future is in these more capable destroyers. Does that sound right? Is it a funding issue? We got funding for a destroyer and ain't got no funding for cruisers? or is there a logical reason? Could it be called a destroyer simply because the Navy wants to call it a destroyer? Lubbing minds want to know. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.