Subtopic	Posts		Updated
	Archive through August 17, 2019	25		08/17 11:51am
	Archive through August 18, 2019	25		08/18 02:17pm
	Archive through August 19, 2019	26		08/19 07:21pm
	Archive through August 21, 2019	25		08/21 02:43pm
	Archive through August 22, 2019	25		08/22 08:25pm
	Archive through September 13, 2019	25		09/14 01:49am
	Archive through September 24, 2019	25		09/25 12:08pm
	Archive through May 18, 2020	25		05/19 11:35am
	Archive through September 09, 2026	25		09/09 06:48am

Re: 3-engined Burke-equivalent variant:

I suspect that the problem with this concept is that, by the time such a thing would come about, frigates in general were no longer survivable in squadron- and fleet-level combat. In theory, such a thing could replace FFGs that had been used on patrols in quiet sectors, but then they run into the short-legged issue that all of the various "war" ships (NCL, DW, FFB, etc.) have: i.e., their patrol radius would be somewhat limited.

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Wednesday, September 09, 2026 - 01:48 pm: Edit

Reading back, I see that I said the same thing seven years ago: a three-engine VT is essentially the same as a FF/FFG. I still stand by that thought.


Garth L. Getgen

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Wednesday, September 09, 2026 - 03:23 pm: Edit

Garth, I didn’t mean to disagree with you, just that we had already discussed this before.

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Wednesday, September 09, 2026 - 05:16 pm: Edit

Yes, we did ... seven years ago. My memory is good but not that good. And actually, I noticed you did agree with me back then.


Garth L. Getgen

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Wednesday, September 09, 2026 - 06:22 pm: Edit

Thank you.. but I think we have agreed more than we disagreed.

Still, the three engine VT should have been put into production a second time during the General war and limited to military convoy escort duty.

Wouldn’t change a thing in F&E and would relieve POL for more important duties.