I would plant a 5in mount where the Mk.13 launcher was……dump the 3in mount aft and replace that with a RAM launcher……

what bout a 5in mount?

US navy vessels collide in Gulf
breaking news

Two US navy vessels have collided in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, lightly injuring 15 sailors, the US navy said.

A navy submarine, the USS Hartford, and an amphibious vessel, the USS New Orleans, collided early on Friday morning, the US Navy Fifth Fleet said.

The incident is being investigated and damage to both ships is being evaluated, a navy statement said.

The fuel tank of the New Orleans was ruptured in the crash, causing an oil spill of 25,000 gallons of diesel.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7955185.stm

Thats two more guys that are out of a job.

comrade skootar,

didn’t a few weeks ago, you didn’t believe the possibility of MIG-29Ks going to the Gorshkov?

what would be funny and ironic is if Gorshkov negotiations fail, and Russia decides to suddenly keep the Gorshkov for themselves and some of the MiG-29Ks.. and in the end, took advantage of the Indians paying for it! that would be evil. yet I think they might well be capable of that!

And India would never buy weapons from them again.

Still more capable than a mighty USN FFG-7…….

Again?!

IF (note that is a BIG if) the RN get its big carriers….and by some miracle of common sense got to cats and arrestor gear, woulf the RN purchase a few T-45s?