Can I ask why you see 20380 as a fail
Why do you think VMF wanted a new corvette? Ever heard about problems of 20380 with stability/seaworthiness and propulsion? Additionally, ask yourslef: why only 4 of them in service? While 20 have been planned to be built, originally.
, and why 20386 is a bigger failure?
Coz it’s even larger and more expensive than 20380 – its price tag makes it only slightly cheaper than 22350 frigate and more expensive than 11356 frigate.
BTW, 6-8 years ago, when it became obvious that 20380 isn’t satisfactory and too expensive project, a proposal of a more or less reasonable project called “OVR corvette” with displacement of 1500-1800t has emerged. Unfortunately, VMF Staff is sick by giantism and the project was rejected.
The way I see it, 20386 is basically a new generation frigate rather than a corvette, and meant to be fielding quite a few new weapons and systems as well not to mention quite a new hull configuration.
The only problem that we need a mass corvette – cheap, affordable and fast in construction! Not another one expensive frigate. We failed with 20380 and now we’re going to fail even more with more expensive and complex 20386. Great logic, yeah.
Price is a bit high, but 5 years from laying down to commissioning, for such a new ship with the kind of capabilities it has isn’t terrible, especially in context of the recent past of shipyards building for the Russian Navy?
What capabalities??? I say it again, we need a cheap and affordable corvette built in good numbers. And we need it not even today but yesterday. Expensive paper-ships won’t patrol and protect our territorial waters.
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