Tribal-class destroyers provide the closest wartime model for Hunter and CSC: ships intended to cover destroyer duties while approaching cruiser-like utility. In this comparison, the modern ships begin with strong anti-submarine design and then add useful air-defence and surface-strike capacity. That differs from a torpedo-centred destroyer and from a narrowly specialized escort. The analogy explains why Australia and Canada want a one-stop combatant when neither navy can field a large set of separate specialist classes.
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The Tribal-class model for Hunter and CSC
Tribal-class destroyers supply the wartime analogy for Australian and Canadian ships expected to stretch from submarine hunting into air and surface combat.