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Fine! haha.

Sea Viper, the Royal Navy’s groundbreaking new air defence missile, being from a Type 45 Destroyer for the first time.

At the Royal Navy firing range in the Hebrides island chain, HMS Dauntless successfully fired an Aster 30 missile and hit a moving target drone.

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Nice video of it happening!
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British Amphibious Assault Ship, HMS Ocean.
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Above ship operating Apaches.
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Are those Apaches navalized to any extent? Or do they just hop over to the ship and stay only a limited amount of time? I ask because I've seen them on ships so many times, but never heard of a naval Apache variant.

Also, I just like this, pity it was cancelled:

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Porcupine1981 said:
Are those Apaches navalized to any extent? Or do they just hop over to the ship and stay only a limited amount of time? I ask because I've seen them on ships so many times, but never heard of a naval Apache variant.
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Yeah, unlike US versions, the Westland Apache (WAH-64, the British licence-built version) has been navalised and can now operate aboard Royal Navy carriers and assault ships in addition to being land-based. (I wonder, could a normal destroyer operate an Apache?)

A quote about the differences in the WAH-64:
"One of the major differences between the UK WAH-64 and US AH-64 variants is the folding blade mechanism to stow the helicopters in confined spaces; the rotor blades also have anti-ice protection to allow operations in arctic environments. Another is the use of the more powerful Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 01/12 engines instead of the General Electric T700-GE-701Cs. The Rolls-Royce engine produces 1,565 kW (2,100 hp) vs 1,410 kW (1,890 hp) for the GE T700C engine. The Westland Apache can also carry and fire up to 76 CRV7 rockets."
 
imperialman said:
Yeah, unlike US versions, the Westland Apache (WAH-64, the British licence-built version) has been navalised and can now operate aboard Royal Navy carriers and assault ships in addition to being land-based. (I wonder, could a normal destroyer operate an Apache?)
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Ah, thanks for enlightening me. As for the Apache on destroyer - probably. It would be rather a waste though, because it would mean removing ASW helicopters. But for special purposes or in an unusual situation, why not?
 
UltimaSRi said:
Last weekend in Hamburg:


Two Norwegian sailors in front and two German sailors behind them...
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I'm joining the Norwegian "navy", stealing her and then going AWOL.

Also, that German is the creepiest guy in the world...
 
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The F125 frigates will be armed with the Oto Melara 127/64 LW Alleggerito lightweight naval guns which have a rate of fire of 34 rounds a minute and a range of 23km against surface targets and 8.6km against airborne targets.
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This is what the USN is packing right now...

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I first thought that destroyer over on the left was a Burke; may be a JMSDF Kongo though.
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I done some digging, look

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In my image a Kongo is the first ship (JMSDF Kirishima, DDG-174), as you'll see the position of the Phalanx system is lower (relative to the bridge windows) than on the escort ship in your pic (the Burke class USS Gravely, DDG-111) and the accompanying Burke in my photo.

Also, no Kongo class has the number 111 as displayed on the escort in the pic you posted where as the ship USS Gravely does.

Basically, the ship in your image is the USS Gravely. Hope that helps :)
 
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Lots of buzz around Absalon. Good. ;-)

Meanwhile in the Netherlands:

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Here are some images of the concept for the T26. Including a model instead of a photoshop image :D

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Finally here is a picture of one of the 3 new corvettes/light frigates that the Royal Navy of Oman is due to have. With a 76mm gun, 2 30mm guns, 4 Anti-ship missiles (Harpoon or Exocet), 12 self defence VL silos and space for a helicopter up to the size of a Lynx she is not lacking on the armament side of things. Her sensors aren't quite as extensive but her price tag of £400 million for 3 ships plus the support contract to train and initially maintain them is better than even the Absalon class.

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Personally I think the way to go is use the T45 hull with an enlarged hanger to take 2 Merlin class helos instead of 2 Lynx or 1 Merlin as the T26 design spec. Don't use the Sampson radar suite which is what drives up costs, build 12 of them for an 18 fleet ultra high end war fighting core.

Then use the Khareef class as the C2, many advocate the Absalon class however it was built in mind of being a command ship. Something the T45, T26, Amphibious assets or Carriers can do better in the post 2020 Royal Navy. You can probably get 2 Khareefs for 1 Absalon for about the same cost (remove support and training contracts and fit an Artisan radar and "basic" royal Navy sesnor suite).

The build 18 Khareef class. Although lightweights they could operate as forward SAG groups from the Carrier in war. They would be cheap and small and stealthy enough to risk being the first ones in in Litoral combat. In open seas thanks to carrying quite a few CAAM (it can be quad packed in a mica sized VL cell) and ASuW missiles as well as potentially a Lynx wildcat they would be able to operate as a kinda of surface "wolf pack".

Anyways I am Rambling.

Render of the Queen Elizabeth class with Cats and Traps and operating Hawkeye and Sea Typhoon (which isn't in existence but still thought it was a cool picture :D)

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Also, based on the picture of the Norwegian navy I am sure as hell not joining the Royal Navy anymore.... I mean she is way more gorgeous than any female Brit sailors that I have seen.

It's all the crap my fellow countrymen eat... That and no exercise... Stupid fools.
 
Brutoni said:
Render of the Queen Elizabeth class with Cats and Traps and operating Hawkeye and Sea Typhoon (which isn't in existence but still thought it was a cool picture :D)

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That's a render of the French future carrier (PA2 or Porte-Avions 2). The aircraft on-board are Rafales, also, you can tell by the deck markings (pointless arrow on the runway) that the ship is French. The French design was supposed to be based on the Queen Elizabeth class but the French seem to be off that idea now and aren't taking a decision on a new carrier till 2015.
 
Also note the starboard white flag launchers.
 
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