Isn't Harpoon out of the running as it does not have a land attack capability? The benefit of Harpoon is we might be able to use them on our P-8s. I've said above that part of me think with every month that goes by and we don't get something the chances are we wont buy anything. With some though be...

More aggressive to prove what exactly? How big & tough we are? NZDF get their credibility from the actions and standards of their personnel, not warry-sounding names. If the project was called "Project Attack" people will be up in arms saying why are we spend money on attack patrol cr...

The OPV's Wellington and Otago are known Protector Class OPV as is HMNZS Canterbury classed as a Protector-fleet amphibious and military sealift vessel... Sounds just like everything is a "protector" now. Presumably so the socialists' do not have to read that NZ has any form of offensive ...

The OPV's Wellington and Otago are known Protector Class OPV as is HMNZS Canterbury classed as a Protector-fleet amphibious and military sealift vessel... Sounds just like everything is a "protector" now. Presumably so the socialists' do not have to read that NZ has any form of offensive ...

Lord Jim wrote:Well at least we can annoy an enemy warship!

I can't help thinking that giving the Martlet warhead an airburst function could be pretty handy. A salvo of ten detonating among the aerials and an antennae of a major warship would surely have a good chance of achieving a mission kill.

tomuk wrote:Does it fit on a River B2? I hear they need to be a bit more spikey.

It certainly looks non deck-penetrating

Haha - just trying to remember the last time I was a "Junior" anything!

Lord Jim wrote:It has got to worry Royal Navy Ship's Captains that they cannot shoot back against anything beyond visual range, except with Sea Ceptor witch would have limited effect against anything bigger than a speedboat.

What's the 4.5 like in the anti-ship role? No guided rounds, but plenty of them...