Originally Posted by
Lyneham Lad
That's a nice step forward. Thanks for saving me a bit more digging around.
For Not_a_Boffin:
Tie in a need to do ABMD, spend a shedload of money on comedy destroyers, all three of them, and Bobs your uncle.
ABMD is a valid requirement that also supports "from the sea" maritime ops. (Covering selected ports and "beach heads" with ABMD platforms provides any amphibious operation with longer viability ... but AMBD is hard no matter how you slice it)
The Zumwalt class circus, maybe not as much.
Quite the money pit, those three.