Scimitar54 wrote:
Does anyone know how long it would take to replace the cheap CAMM only launch tubes with Mk41, assuming the Mk41's were available for immediate insertion?
I don’t think there would be sufficient depth to replace the amidships CAMM tubes with Mk-41. I’m not sure of the exact deck penetration of a CAMM launcher, although the ever reliable Wikipedia gives a canister length of 4.4 m. It is possible the shortest 209” (5.3m) version of the Mk-41 might fit, but I think that is limited to ESSM only anyway. This is presumably why the Australian Type 26 variant has no silos in this location. If the CAMM silos here were quad-packed, however, like a stand-alone ExLS system allows, all the CAMM silos could be removed from ahead of the bridge freeing up more space for Mk-41 silos, while allowing for no reduction in the number of SeaCeptors carried overall.
Anyway, this isn’t news. Merely idle speculation and dreaming.