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To: Army Air Corps
That is the issue, they are all about air defense, woefully unequipped for surface action. Never was a swabbie, but a quick glance are recent Russian surface ships sure looked like they were not ignoring the surface aspect while rigorously addressing air defense.

At least I'd hope this boat has a good ASW capability, but of course you cannot see that other than the generous helo deck.

9 posted on 11/20/2014 7:51:12 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

They opt for specialized ships to handle different tasks. They do have frigates, the Absalon class, that are geared for surface warfare.


12 posted on 11/20/2014 7:59:34 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: doorgunner69

324mm torpedo launchers are hidden behind access doors to reduce radar cross section. Keep in mind though that a helicopter is a formidable ASW asset. On board ASW torpedo tubes are more a point defense. The helo can attack further out, especially if the ship’s sonar can go out to convergence zones.
The ship can also be fitted with a pair of quad Mk 141’s for Harpoons, unless Denmark chooses to go with the Norwegian NSM.

Keep in mind that the Russians tend to overload their ships. One comment I heard was “too many quarts in a pint pot”.


16 posted on 11/20/2014 8:02:55 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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