Clarke attributes part of the Burke fleet's workload to its repeated use for presence and deterrence. He says the Littoral Combat Ship did not provide the lower level of signaling he had hoped its speed and deployment concept could offer. His account of the larger-ship discussion emphasizes visible differences, including more missile cells and large guns. He explicitly limits this account to Navy discussions he has heard about and separates it from his knowledge of the political debate.
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Burke workload and visibly different deployment options
Burke deployment workloads and visible armament enter this account of the debate over a larger surface ship.