You can't have it both ways. If the Taipan 4.9 is not developing because of the sailors but AHPC want to make an excellent F16 why are they changing the platform. They don't have to ask the 4.9 fleet for permission and if they kept the same platform the older boats would have more life.
I will stick with my first position, Wouter seems for more pragmatic and less passionate about this one.
But passion is a great thing.