cplchanb wrote:
As a Canadian i feep rather embarrassed that our navy is smaller than the Philippines.:
As someone who's a dual citizen of both the Philippines and Canada, I think your comparison is rather exaggerated.
The Philippines only uses 3 ex-USCG
Hamilton class cutters as frigates, and the 3 ex-RN
Peacock class corvettes, and none of these six ships have CIWS or Harpoons fitted.
Meanwhile, all of Canada's 12
Halifax class frigates are in service, and have Harpoon missiles, CIWS and ESSM, so the RCN is in a much better shape than the Philippine Navy. Furthermore in Canada has 4 ex-British submarines, while the Philippines doesn't have any subs or even ASW capability for that matter.
The Philippines may have many more smaller patrol vessels as well as an amphibious fleet and even its own Marine Corps, but they still have to make do with a smaller defense budget and often aging equipment. And the lack of modern weaponry like SSMs means they cannot stand toe-to-toe against Chinese warships like a Chinese Type 52C destroyer.
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