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2007-07-24 Britain

DefenseTech: Daring warship trials begin

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Posted by Delphi 2007-07-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I'd rather they didn't build them. If they do build them, they should be kept out of the Persian Gulf so the Iranians don't seize them and have access to all that technology and such a large crew.

Posted by Super Hose 2007-07-24 00:08|| 2007-07-24 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 OOhh, you are soo right on, Super Hose! Maybe though, the Brits want to impress the Irish!

Posted by smn 2007-07-24 01:52|| 2007-07-24 01:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Sigh. Where to begin. First there are only 6 ($2 billion each) on order and there is talk of selling 2 of those to the Saudis. It does not fire the US Standard missiles but uses the French-Italian Aster missiles (48), unlike the 96 US Mk 41 launch cells that can hold Standard, Harpoon, Tomahawk, ASROC or 4 ESSM missiles each.

So no ABM capability or long range SAMs. No antiship (Harpoon) or land attack (Tomahawk). No torpedoes, rudimentary sonar so no real antisub capability. Best feature is the radar mounted very high. All for twice the price of an Aegis destroyer. Perfect for the Saudis. The British should do better.

Posted by ed 2007-07-24 12:08|| 2007-07-24 12:08|| Front Page Top

#4 OK, ed, so all the details are wrong. But consider the truthiness: the brits *are* building some boats or something.

Good catch on those pesky 'details', by the way!

Posted by SteveS 2007-07-24 12:59|| 2007-07-24 12:59|| Front Page Top

#5 But ed, don't forget the 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mod 1 gun for shore bombardment. Gunboat diplomacy is not dead (at least in some parallel reality)).

Posted by phil_b 2007-07-24 15:19|| 2007-07-24 15:19|| Front Page Top

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