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Originally posted by ias View PostWould this not be a waste without the necessary air defence radar to detect the threat that the RBS70 is suppose to deal with?
I'm a broken record on this: Mil std datalinks, air search radar and countermeasures are baseline for safety. Doesn't make it a frigate or corvette.
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Originally posted by ias View PostWould this not be a waste without the necessary air defence radar to detect the threat that the RBS70 is suppose to deal with?For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by na grohmità View PostEithne had/has one. P60 class does not have them but they can be retrofitted if necessary.
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Originally posted by Medsailor View PostGiven the effective range of the RBS70, cueing with a staring IR array is probably more effective than with a radar. More difficult is ensuring that the information from whatever sensor is used gets to the missile team in a timely manner and the ship is aligned to allow engagement of the threat. Pym's right about the countermeasures part, they can be easily automated and can generate an effective soft kill regardless of the approach angle of the threat, especially given that missiles (against which the RBS70 is almost useless) rather than aircraft seem to be the perceived threat.
You also need a man in the loop. Automatisation has its limits/problems.
The Arty have a box that is deployed with the RBS70, which uses Giraffe info to tell the SAM commander the direction, range and altitude of the target.
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Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostI would be highly doubtful that any of our hulls could take such upgrades of hardware/support systems and the additional manpower. Trying to make OPV's into Corvette's/Light Frigates isn't going to work, if there's political will for combat deployments buy a Warship, rather than trying to upgrade the OPV's.
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Originally posted by DeV View PostThe more reaction time you can give the better.
You also need a man in the loop. Automatisation has its limits/problems.
The Arty have a box that is deployed with the RBS70, which uses Giraffe info to tell the SAM commander the direction, range and altitude of the target.
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Perhaps the rather obvious answer is to have enough CIWS on the ship to handle a 360 threat, and to have both Hard and soft kill defensive systems.
Expensive on the sheet of paper, but compared to a 2,000 ton ship with 80+ crew burning brightly and then sinking quickly it's children's pocket money...
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Originally posted by ropebag View PostPerhaps the rather obvious answer is to have enough CIWS on the ship to handle a 360 threat, and to have both Hard and soft kill defensive systems.
Expensive on the sheet of paper, but compared to a 2,000 ton ship with 80+ crew burning brightly and then sinking quickly it's children's pocket money...
Wishing all a peaceful Christmas and exciting 2017.
Medsailor
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EPV or MRV
Originally posted by Medsailor View PostThe voice of reason! (and lotsa money!)
Wishing all a peaceful Christmas and exciting 2017.
Medsailor
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Originally posted by danno View PostDoes our "neutral/nonaligned" status preclude/restrict our ability to buy the various systems touted here?
What possible rules could apply to Ireland that don't apply to Sweden, Switzerland or India?
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