How about the Barzan PCFG used by the Qatari navy?
Or at least its mother hull the Vita
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Yeah I just remembered the Rauma's shallow draft.
Isn't the Island a more capable hull?
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Why go for the british Island instead of a modified version of the Roisin? the vRauma is designed for the baltic, wouldn't it have difficulties surviving off our west coast? W
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Right, roles...I'm looking at maintaining the current fishery protection role but re-establishing a territorial defence role and providing contingents to multinational efforts including disaster relief.
The SF300/100s would provide surface combat /ASW and mine warfare capabilities a (obviously the 100 isn't a combatant), while the Rauma class or possibly the larger stealthier Hamina would provide the primary combat capability and provide escorts and a striking force in any warfighting situation.
The Cyclone class with the bow launch upgrade seems to have been succesful in US service and the Cyclones being transferred to the Phillipines navy are being upgraded to this standard (the bow opens up).
The Cyclone class vessels would be used to assist the interdiction squadron in police actions as well as undertaking waterway patrols and putting specialist land parties ashore.
Obviously the replenishment ship and amphibious warfare vessel are solely for the support of peace enforcement and disaster relief operations, I still haven't found a suitable LSD or LPH for our small numbers and budget but the Endeavour class AOR is used by New Zealand and is a refitted commercial freighter hull.
What I would expect this force to do is:
1. Protect the 200 mile exclusion zone from breach of fishery laws and to prevent smuggling.
2. To provide some territorial defense capability against military threat.
3. To provide enough sea lift capability to move and sustain a mechanised battalion battle group to out of area operations and to provide security for that battle group while at sea.
4. To provide disaster relief capabilites for pollution control and sealift for secure aid delivery.
Is that any clearer?
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What roles are you hoping to cover? Why Bow launched? I have not seen that,it sounds messy.
Need more info please....
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I'm doing a spot of research for a naval service wish list to accompany my army and aircorps list on Icuns board but being somewhat unfamiliar with naval matters I thought I'd best get some advice here so heres my thoughts so far:
(To understand personnel policy it might be neccesary to read all three of my lists)
1. An interdicton squadron consisting of the current OPVs and CPVs with the addition of three river class OPV's (10)
2. A defense squadron operating three Standard Flex 300 multirole frigates and three Rauma Class PCFGs (6)
3. A small boat squadron operating 3-4 SF100s (NSR), and 3 Cyclone class CPV's operated by Naval Short service personnel (see my army 2010 list at Icun's) and two or three Naval personnel, with bow launched RIB for assisting interdiction at sea or the ARW in the COIN role.
4. An Expeditonary squadron operating 1 amphibious landing platform which uses army and Air Corps personnel wherever possible.
5. an Endevour class AOR operated by merchant seamen and used for various government tasks other than defense.
Try and read my army and air corps 2010 lists before judging this one, also any useful links on naval structures and equipment would be much appreciatedTags: None
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