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by NickC
14 Feb 2024, 12:24
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85488
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Re: The war in Ukraine

Just amazing how different reporters interpret the story

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/13/euro ... index.html
by NickC
14 Feb 2024, 10:12
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85488
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Re: The war in Ukraine

what is noticeable is that none of Kyiv's AA defences including its two Patriot batteries and presumably the SAMP/T battery delivered last June with its Aster 30 Blk 1 missiles was able shoot down the hypersonic Zircon. Is it noticeable? Have no other weapons penetrated Kyivs AA defences since ther...
by NickC
13 Feb 2024, 12:28
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85488
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Re: The war in Ukraine

Reuters reporting that Russia fired the first of their new Navy Zircon hypersonic sram missiles at Kyiv, (unknown if fired from land or sea). Hit apartment block and killed at least 5, what is noticeable is that none of Kyiv's AA defences including its two Patriot batteries and presumably the SAMP/T...
by NickC
10 Feb 2024, 11:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

S-band wave length is 7.5cm to 15 cm. What frequency ARTISAN 3D is using? Artisan is an E/F band radar 2 - 4 GHz, NATO classification, but generally known under the older IEEE nomenclature as S-band, many navies, not all e.g. SMART-L, led by USN changed from L to S-band with the SPY- 1 as the volum...
by NickC
09 Feb 2024, 11:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the...
by NickC
08 Feb 2024, 09:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the...
by NickC
07 Feb 2024, 11:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the ...
by NickC
05 Feb 2024, 11:46
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Replies: 49
Views: 1635
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Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks

Known RAF anti-houti Operation so far: tyhoon sorties: 12 Voyager sorties: 6 External fuel pod sorties: 24 Meteor sorties: 12 ASRAAM sorties: 24 Paveway 4's despenced: 48. What would appear is that for a fully loaded Typhon a 2,000 mile radius bombing mission requires one Voyager per two Typhons, p...
by NickC
04 Feb 2024, 16:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1989
Views: 554463
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

The following report Feb 1st by Defence Industry Europe saying that Eurosam contract specifically covers both the production of Aster 30 B1 ground and Aster 30 B1NT ground and naval missiles for Italy, it also mentions procurement of additional equipment for the United Kingdom for the Mid-Life Updat...
by NickC
04 Feb 2024, 13:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1989
Views: 554463
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

I'm confused as understood from the Eurosam PR July 2021 the RN was going to update its Aster 30 Block 0 (Navy) to Block 1NT (new tech) with its new gen higher waveband Ka seeker, improved weapon controller and capable of dealing with ballistic missiles with separable warheads extending its capabili...
by NickC
03 Feb 2024, 12:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142035
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Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

Re above Naval News 1st Feb write up on the keel laying of the first approx 7,000t Miecznik (Swordfish) the Polish variant of the Arrowhead 140/T31 design. As mentioned CAMM will be installed on board with a quadpacking solution in Lockheed Martin’s Mk41 VLS (with ExLS Host) enabling a high load-out...
by NickC
02 Feb 2024, 11:58
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Replies: 49
Views: 1635
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Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks

CNN 1st Feb has reported a Burke destroyer USS Gravely had a close call and to use its last ditch defence system Phalanx, implies the Houthi missile penetrated Burkes missile defence system, ESSM and SM-2's (most likely with an Iranian knock-off of an old Chinese C801). A reminder that missile defen...
by NickC
31 Jan 2024, 14:04
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5457
Views: 1464010
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Naval News reporting SEA have won a £15 million Canadian contract for LWT launchers and assuming its for the CSC(T26) frigate, understand the RN T26 does not fit a LWT launcher.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... to-canada/
by NickC
31 Jan 2024, 10:11
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1989
Views: 554463
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

The Constellations are the USN's Type 26. Their Type 31 equivalents are being withdrawn from service and will be scrapped or sold off cheap decades before planned. The FREMM before Gibb and Cox have spoilt them for American consumption aren't as good as T26 at ASW. Would you explain your thinking a...
by NickC
30 Jan 2024, 12:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 349
Views: 64960
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Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)

DE&S awards contract to fit next-generation modular armour on Challenger 3. https://des.mod.uk/des-awards-contract-to-fit-next-generation-modular-armour-on-challenger-3/ Reported that Challenger 2 with its Chobham-Dorchester armour weighed 75 tonnes. In May 2021 it was said the Challenger 3 wit...
by NickC
30 Jan 2024, 12:27
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. Genuine question. How is the Tomahawk in 2020s improved in survivability? Airframe speed and maneuverbility may not see big change, but its con...
by NickC
29 Jan 2024, 13:19
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. Genuine question. How is the Tomahawk in 2020s improved in survivability? Airframe speed and maneuverbility may not see big change, but its con...
by NickC
28 Jan 2024, 14:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. The first Ukrainian battery of IRIS –T shot down all the 60 targets aimed at including the Russian Kalibr's, the Russian Tomahawk, can see no re...
by NickC
28 Jan 2024, 12:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1989
Views: 554463
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

Bongodog wrote: 27 Jan 2024, 18:38
T45 hulls should have ample life remaining, they haven't exactly been hard worked.
The hulls may have ample life remaining but some of the kit will be near 40 years old.
by NickC
25 Jan 2024, 17:22
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: NORGE/Norway
Replies: 110
Views: 8000
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Re: NORGE/Norway

inch wrote: 23 Jan 2024, 17:37 Could we interest you in some type26 Norway?,tick alot of boxes i think, should be up and running by the time you make a choice to evaluate,whether UK ASW version or an AUSTRALIAN or CANADIAN version
Another option mentioned is the new Damen 6,500t Dutch/Belgium ASW frigate, sure will be others.
by NickC
17 Jan 2024, 15:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The destroyers would absolutely benefit from a modern, smaller and more usable gun. What modern, smaller and more modern gun are you thinking of. As explained in T31 post 12th December the Bofors 57mm has only a fraction of the firepower of the 1946 Vickers 3" Mk.6, with 50 and 70 caliber barr...
by NickC
17 Jan 2024, 13:47
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055044
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The destroyers would absolutely benefit from a modern, smaller and more usable gun. What modern, smaller and more modern gun are you thinking of. As explained in T31 post 12th December the Bofors 57mm has only a fraction of the firepower of the 1946 Vickers 3" Mk.6, with 50 and 70 caliber barr...
by NickC
03 Jan 2024, 15:52
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142035
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Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

Nice pics. The USN with their Burkes have over the years have increased the hull plating thickness, with the Flight IIA the lower hull plating thickness was increased over 3/4 the hull length amidships, though have not seen the rationale and with the Flight III they widened the stern above the water...
by NickC
02 Jan 2024, 17:19
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142035
United Kingdom

Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

If my memory not playing me false from what little i can remember of my structural engineering classes the size/thickness of the plating can add substantial strength to a structure.
by NickC
02 Jan 2024, 11:06
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142035
United Kingdom

Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

EDR have made a translation of the annex to the contract related to the design and delivery of the three Polish Miecznik class multi-role frigates, what caught my eye is in the basic unit data there is mention of additional plating, anyone know why the additional plating required? PS Fincantieri as ...