Andaman and Nicobar
16-11-2003, 15:57
(Basically, ISAN wants to decide which of its present service aircraft to utilise on its new carriers- and/or what new aircraft to acquire, as well as what ratios from those aircraft to deploy in service)
The Incorporated States of Andaman and Nicobar, a nation of islands in the Bay of Bengal, has lately come under attack from "a bunch of lunatics" (President Brown's words), and finds itself likely to require significant force-projection abilities.
Apart from the threat of all out war, the ambitious nation, independent from India since only the mid C20th, has dreams of global influence. Again, the ability to effect a military presence far from home is important.
With eight Wasp Class assault ships already in service, the nation is preparing to commission two forty thousand tonne Liberation Class carriers (Liberation being the nation's capital). Sadly, having no experience in the field, naval chiefs are pressed to seek advice.
The Liberation Class carriers are likely to accept a wartime air-wing in the area of 45 aircraft.
The carriers will likely be employed primarily in search of local air superiority covering ambhibious operations from Wasp Class assault ships. Ground attack/ASW capacity are the secondary duties.
There is no standardised airborn early warning aircraft in ISAN service- the navy is presently open to contracts for their acquisition.
Major service aircraft available already include large numbers of F-4 Phantom- popular with servicemen and readily available, large numbers of Eurofighter Typhoon -the nation's main aircraft in the air-superiority role, smaller numbers of Viggen, F-16, Su-25 and A-10 (likely far from suitable for mid-sized carriers?), and plenty of Chinook and Super Cobra helicopters.
Any related advice would be appreciated, and funds remain available for entirely new acquisition programmes, or development/adaptation of present aircraft for the carrier role.
The Incorporated States of Andaman and Nicobar, a nation of islands in the Bay of Bengal, has lately come under attack from "a bunch of lunatics" (President Brown's words), and finds itself likely to require significant force-projection abilities.
Apart from the threat of all out war, the ambitious nation, independent from India since only the mid C20th, has dreams of global influence. Again, the ability to effect a military presence far from home is important.
With eight Wasp Class assault ships already in service, the nation is preparing to commission two forty thousand tonne Liberation Class carriers (Liberation being the nation's capital). Sadly, having no experience in the field, naval chiefs are pressed to seek advice.
The Liberation Class carriers are likely to accept a wartime air-wing in the area of 45 aircraft.
The carriers will likely be employed primarily in search of local air superiority covering ambhibious operations from Wasp Class assault ships. Ground attack/ASW capacity are the secondary duties.
There is no standardised airborn early warning aircraft in ISAN service- the navy is presently open to contracts for their acquisition.
Major service aircraft available already include large numbers of F-4 Phantom- popular with servicemen and readily available, large numbers of Eurofighter Typhoon -the nation's main aircraft in the air-superiority role, smaller numbers of Viggen, F-16, Su-25 and A-10 (likely far from suitable for mid-sized carriers?), and plenty of Chinook and Super Cobra helicopters.
Any related advice would be appreciated, and funds remain available for entirely new acquisition programmes, or development/adaptation of present aircraft for the carrier role.