> This of course means that eventually seafaring vessels will become obsolete.
And why would it mean that? Seaborne transport will likely still be the most economical means of large bulk transport. Thus, there will still be the need to provide security for transport routes, thus surface naval ships.
We've had aircraft for over a century now, and none of us are flying autogyros to work every day. The existence of a new technology that is fantastic at Task A doesn't imply that it will also be fantastic at Tasks B or C.
DaleFranks t1_j6pblfo wrote
Reply to At what point do you expect surface combatant ships to become obsolete? Is there any paticular key system thay might be the cause of this obsolescence? by BluntBastard
> This of course means that eventually seafaring vessels will become obsolete.
And why would it mean that? Seaborne transport will likely still be the most economical means of large bulk transport. Thus, there will still be the need to provide security for transport routes, thus surface naval ships.
We've had aircraft for over a century now, and none of us are flying autogyros to work every day. The existence of a new technology that is fantastic at Task A doesn't imply that it will also be fantastic at Tasks B or C.