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31-10-2004, 22:12
Introduceing our latest range of fleet defence frigates. I give you the Spartan Class AAW Frigate and the Delta Class ASW Frigate.
Spartan Class AAW Frigate
The Spartan class is a good air defence frigate that can kill anything that flies with anti missile capability as well. It can operate as a command frigate making this a very useful ship to have in any fleet.
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Crew: 160 + 45 Marines
Displacement: 4,500 Tons (full load)
Dimensions
Length: 143m (overall)
Beam: 17.44 m
Draught: 6.3 m
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 8,400 miles at 20 knots
Amour: Titanium Composite with Ballistic Ceramics.Horizontal: 200 mmvertical: 200 mm conning tower: 150 mmAnti-torpedo bulges.Emergency bulkheads throughout engineering and magazine sections.
Double skin bulkheads: 6
Box girders: 3
Weapons
Launcher: 1 x 32 cell VLS ESSM launcher. 1 Bow.
2 x Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, RAM missiles. 1 Bow 1 Stern
2 x Harpoon launchers 2 midships
Guns: Mk-75 76mm Gun. 1 bow
2 x 20 mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems
Torpedoes: 2 x triple Mk 32 torpedo launchers
Combat data system: MCDS mark 8
Weapon control: MWC 32 (Missiles)
Aegis (tracking)
MWC 247 (Guns)
MWC 12 (Torpedoes)
Aircraft
Helicopters: 4
Countermeasures
ESM/ECM: ME204-63 Fuzz ball
Radar
Air search: SMART-L
Multi Purpose Radar: STN 9600-M I/J-band
Fire control: Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) X-band
Sonar: SO S190 Sonar suite
Propulsion 2 x MGT 20V 1163 TB93
Cost: $875 Mill
COMMAND AND CONTROL
A MCDS mark 8 combat system using a distributed real-time database and integrated communications network includes 17 multifunction consoles and processors, two large-screen tactical displays, twelve bus interface units, a COSMOS monitor, a redundant databus and distributed processing. The system uses asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) based architectures for fast data transmission.
MISSILES
The ship’s medium- and long-range anti-air missiles are the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) are fired from a VLS 32-cell launcher.
The Spartan has two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers and two four-cell Harpoon missile launchers. Harpoon is an autonomous all-weather anti-ship missile with range in excess of 65 nautical miles. The RAM missile is a fire-and-forget missile, which provides short-range defence against incoming anti-ship missiles including sea-skimming missiles.
GUNS
The Spartan is equipped with an Mk-75 76mm Gun, and two Phalanx 20mm guns.
A PzH 2000 howitzer turret with a 155mm gun has been mounted on the deck as a demonstration of the feasibility of the system for naval applications. The concept is called MONARC and requires a flexible elastic mounting.
TORPEDOES
The ship is fitted with two triple Mk 32 torpedo launchers for EurotorpMU90 lightweight torpedoes and also has helicopter-borne long-range lightweight torpedoes.
HELICOPTERS
The flight deck and hangar accommodate four helicopters. The flight deck is rated to accommodate a 15t class helicopter for fuelling and torpedo loading. The Helicopter Handling System uses laser guided and computer controlled manipulator arms to secure the helicopter after landing.
COUNTERMEASURES
The ship's electronic countermeasures suite includes an ME204-63 Fuzz ball system and six SuperRBOC launchers which fire chaff and flares. Electronic support measures are provided by a CESM (Communications ESM), used mainly for com’s jamming.
SENSORS
The radars include two STN 9600-M I/J-band multi-function ARPA radars, SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance and target indication radar, and APAR Active Phased Array Radar. APAR is a multi-function radar operating at X-band which provides target search and tracking and guidance for all Missiles.
The ship is equipped with a IRST long-range infra-red surveillance and tracking sensor. STN MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system provides target acquisition and tracking for the main gun. The bow sonar is the SO S190 Sonar suite.
PROPULSION
The Spartan is equipped with a combined diesel and gas propulsion system, CODAG. The two operating shafts work independently. The diesel engines are installed in a non-walkable sound-proof capsule. The shafts drive two five-bladed controllable pitch propellers. In diesel mode, one of the diesel engines (type MGT 20V 1163 TB93) is operated via two main gear boxes and one cross connection gearbox. The peak performance of the diesel provides 7,400kW at 1,350rpm. The ship has an operating range of 8,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 20 knots in diesel mode.
In gas turbine mode, the gas turbine (model MGT 7 LM2500 PF/MLG) provides 23,500kW and 3,600rpm, operating two main gearboxes and the cross connection gearbox.
In combined diesel and gas propulsion mode (CODAG-mode), both diesel engines and the gas turbine engine are operated. The maximum speed of the ship is 34 knots.
Spartan Class AAW Frigate
The Spartan class is a good air defence frigate that can kill anything that flies with anti missile capability as well. It can operate as a command frigate making this a very useful ship to have in any fleet.
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/f124/images/f124_1.jpg
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/f124/images/f124_4.jpg
Crew: 160 + 45 Marines
Displacement: 4,500 Tons (full load)
Dimensions
Length: 143m (overall)
Beam: 17.44 m
Draught: 6.3 m
Speed: 34 knots
Range: 8,400 miles at 20 knots
Amour: Titanium Composite with Ballistic Ceramics.Horizontal: 200 mmvertical: 200 mm conning tower: 150 mmAnti-torpedo bulges.Emergency bulkheads throughout engineering and magazine sections.
Double skin bulkheads: 6
Box girders: 3
Weapons
Launcher: 1 x 32 cell VLS ESSM launcher. 1 Bow.
2 x Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, RAM missiles. 1 Bow 1 Stern
2 x Harpoon launchers 2 midships
Guns: Mk-75 76mm Gun. 1 bow
2 x 20 mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems
Torpedoes: 2 x triple Mk 32 torpedo launchers
Combat data system: MCDS mark 8
Weapon control: MWC 32 (Missiles)
Aegis (tracking)
MWC 247 (Guns)
MWC 12 (Torpedoes)
Aircraft
Helicopters: 4
Countermeasures
ESM/ECM: ME204-63 Fuzz ball
Radar
Air search: SMART-L
Multi Purpose Radar: STN 9600-M I/J-band
Fire control: Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) X-band
Sonar: SO S190 Sonar suite
Propulsion 2 x MGT 20V 1163 TB93
Cost: $875 Mill
COMMAND AND CONTROL
A MCDS mark 8 combat system using a distributed real-time database and integrated communications network includes 17 multifunction consoles and processors, two large-screen tactical displays, twelve bus interface units, a COSMOS monitor, a redundant databus and distributed processing. The system uses asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) based architectures for fast data transmission.
MISSILES
The ship’s medium- and long-range anti-air missiles are the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) are fired from a VLS 32-cell launcher.
The Spartan has two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers and two four-cell Harpoon missile launchers. Harpoon is an autonomous all-weather anti-ship missile with range in excess of 65 nautical miles. The RAM missile is a fire-and-forget missile, which provides short-range defence against incoming anti-ship missiles including sea-skimming missiles.
GUNS
The Spartan is equipped with an Mk-75 76mm Gun, and two Phalanx 20mm guns.
A PzH 2000 howitzer turret with a 155mm gun has been mounted on the deck as a demonstration of the feasibility of the system for naval applications. The concept is called MONARC and requires a flexible elastic mounting.
TORPEDOES
The ship is fitted with two triple Mk 32 torpedo launchers for EurotorpMU90 lightweight torpedoes and also has helicopter-borne long-range lightweight torpedoes.
HELICOPTERS
The flight deck and hangar accommodate four helicopters. The flight deck is rated to accommodate a 15t class helicopter for fuelling and torpedo loading. The Helicopter Handling System uses laser guided and computer controlled manipulator arms to secure the helicopter after landing.
COUNTERMEASURES
The ship's electronic countermeasures suite includes an ME204-63 Fuzz ball system and six SuperRBOC launchers which fire chaff and flares. Electronic support measures are provided by a CESM (Communications ESM), used mainly for com’s jamming.
SENSORS
The radars include two STN 9600-M I/J-band multi-function ARPA radars, SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance and target indication radar, and APAR Active Phased Array Radar. APAR is a multi-function radar operating at X-band which provides target search and tracking and guidance for all Missiles.
The ship is equipped with a IRST long-range infra-red surveillance and tracking sensor. STN MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system provides target acquisition and tracking for the main gun. The bow sonar is the SO S190 Sonar suite.
PROPULSION
The Spartan is equipped with a combined diesel and gas propulsion system, CODAG. The two operating shafts work independently. The diesel engines are installed in a non-walkable sound-proof capsule. The shafts drive two five-bladed controllable pitch propellers. In diesel mode, one of the diesel engines (type MGT 20V 1163 TB93) is operated via two main gear boxes and one cross connection gearbox. The peak performance of the diesel provides 7,400kW at 1,350rpm. The ship has an operating range of 8,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 20 knots in diesel mode.
In gas turbine mode, the gas turbine (model MGT 7 LM2500 PF/MLG) provides 23,500kW and 3,600rpm, operating two main gearboxes and the cross connection gearbox.
In combined diesel and gas propulsion mode (CODAG-mode), both diesel engines and the gas turbine engine are operated. The maximum speed of the ship is 34 knots.