I am in support of the argument For More smaller Ships. Australia just dosent require a full scale Ampfib Assualt force. there are no large scale threats in the world any more. futre battles are unlikley. infact war is dead, we just have Incurtions, conflicts ect. we havent had a large scale deployment since vietnam, and in the forceble future i think the ADF is going to be limited to local operatons in SEA and where our treaty commitments take us.    A large muti million (mabee billion) dollar ship is not an asset its a detrement.  Even if it gets approved theirs no money in the navy budget for it.  we spend money on freindly countrys like Indonesia to keep them frendly :P  Indonesia has the second largest Standing Army in SEA (After China) we wouldent stand a chance even with a Carrier, Fast, mobile and tecnologicaly advanced is the path the ADF has been sold to.    P.S Big Brother A.K.A USA has got our back so i wouldent worry to much.      2508