One of the interviewee's (who did not have specific info, or at least, did not let it out) seemed to think that the news are embargoed until Sundaydonald_of_tokyo wrote:The ukdefencejournal articles is gone
Nope, they are there, after the exhaust... Look:Jdam wrote:Think so, the missile section looks different, the sea captor launchers look like the mushroom type ones that have been added to the Type 23's.
Also no room for deck mounted launchers? (I know its a bit redundant with the mark 41 but I cant remember if were in the original design)
DG exhaustCan someone explain to me what are these two stacks at back? What's their purpose?
I think he means what purpose do the 2 black masts serve. I'm guessing Comms & passive & active EW sneaky stuff ?Biggles wrote:Certainly a good looking warship.
DG exhaustCan someone explain to me what are these two stacks at back? What's their purpose?
They're S2170 countermeasures. Surface Ship Torpedo Defence.Dahedd wrote:Btw what would the multi barrelled objects between the CIWS & rear guns be ? Counter measures ?
Timmymagic wrote:And whilst I'd heard of the trials and seen stills I'd never seen the video of Centurion launching a Javelin before..
2 sets of up and down drafts. Asymmetric to minimize impact on hangar/mission bay space.Biggles wrote:Certainly a good looking warship.
DG exhaustCan someone explain to me what are these two stacks at back? What's their purpose?
Looks like they'd have to go behind the aftmost set of Sea Ceptor silos. But at a guess no one is planning on them going there, most recent designs from other nations have a sheltered area where deck mounted SSM launchers are located between the superstructure and stacks, usually to reduce radar signature (and for a measure of protection from the elements). For a vessel clearly designed with signature management in mind it would be unusual if the RN ignored the lesson that everyone else seems to have learned, as I mentioned in an earlier post there appears to be no mortar countermeasure's in the CGI. From the images we've seen there is nowhere else to put them apart from there. Given the design of the walkway around the bridge, with a clear desire to allow crew to walk around the upper structure and the mounting of miniguns and GPMG it doesn't appear there is space for them near the bridge wings either.Jdam wrote:Also no room for deck mounted launchers? (I know its a bit redundant with the mark 41 but I cant remember if were in the original design)
I think you're right, had a trawl of old images and thats where the Centurion was positioned.Ron5 wrote:ea Gnats are positioned just forward of the Phalanx and are hidden from view in the side shots by the bulwarks.
I going for the class name and names of first 3 being announced at the same time -Aethulwulf wrote:If the order for the first batch of 3 T26 is announced on Sunday or Monday...
As a lay person, I agree fully. This is the sort of thing that would bring more engagement with the general public, and would, in a small way, help reinforce the bonds that bind all four corners of the UK togetherSimon82 wrote:I reckon Towns would be a good idea. Something like Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Newcastle for the eight. It would link them back to the general populace (tax payers) and also link them in with the whole United Kingdom.
Of course I could be completely wrong and they could be a new Flower-class... We haven't had a Petunia for a while!
They don't as such, some classes are named for the Alphabet, others classes have different common theme, the Type 42 were towns, the Type 23 were Dukes, the Leander Class were Greek/Roman mythological characters, the Type 12s were coastal towns, whilst the type 21 were A's, the Type 22 Bs and the Type 45 DsJake1992 wrote:Why does each vessel name of the class have to start with the same letter, to my knowlage that's only been done with the T45s and Astutes.
The T23s don't follow that pattern so why should the T26s
