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HooptieWagon

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1. Construction cost only half that.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 08:14 AM

Oct 2013

The remainder is the R&D cost, which soared per vessel when the order was reduced from 10 ships to 3. Operating costs are projected to be much lower than current destroyers due to small crew requirements and efficient power system.

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