...the HMS Dauntless here is most likely a more capable and more efficient ship which would slaughter its WWII-era equivalents from over-the-horizon... but. 
There's always a "but"...
I'd still rather watch this old Tribal Class destroyer, HMCS Haida (a museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario) that is the last survivor of her breed of destroyer in action than Dauntless, of the new "Science Fiction" class of surface combatants. I'm weird that way. Of course, I'd still like to watch Dauntless in action, because I'm a miltech aficionado - but I like the lines of the older ships.
I wonder what CDR Salamander thinks.
NORFOLK (June 27, 2011) The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D 33) separates from a tug during its departure from Naval Station Norfolk to take part in the at-sea phase of FRUKUS 2011. The international exercise is designed to enhance communication and interoperability between the navies of France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Cothran)
There's always a "but"...
I'd still rather watch this old Tribal Class destroyer, HMCS Haida (a museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario) that is the last survivor of her breed of destroyer in action than Dauntless, of the new "Science Fiction" class of surface combatants. I'm weird that way. Of course, I'd still like to watch Dauntless in action, because I'm a miltech aficionado - but I like the lines of the older ships.
I wonder what CDR Salamander thinks.
NevSteve... that's cause it IS a Dalek. That's what makes it so dadgum lethal. By the by, how did you find out about the Royal Navy's Dalek Initiative?
Also - I don't know about you, but there are too many jokes that can be made by an exercise called FRUKUS.
And I dunno that FRUKUS isn't better'n USFRUK. Hmmm. USUKFR is unpronounceable...
I think the next SACEUR should be someone other than an American, too. Then we can save on the 4-Star billet and staff.
Cheers