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17-04-2005, 16:35
TYPE 23 DARING GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
PICTURE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/SME/Naval/TYPE23DARING.png)
Position
As a part of the FEG [Fleet Escort Group] The Type 23 is optimised for warfare against Air, Surface, and Subsurface targets using a variety of Guided Missiles and Naval Artillery.
The Daring class is one of two destroyers that fills the DEG [Destroyer Escort Group] and is usually positioned as the outer and inner AAP [Anti Air Picket]
Crew
As per Red Navy Doctrine each Destroyer is commanded by a Naval Captain with two Naval Lieutenants for management of Armament and Engine tasks. The Naval Captain fullfills command duties at the bridge.
The Daring class has a crew of 184 Able Crewmen and Aviation Crew and space for 18 Soviet Marines deployable by the onboard helicopter.
Total
3 Officers
184 Crewmen
18 Marines
Dimensions and Hull
The Daring is 148.89 metres in length, with a beam of 14.3 metres. The front hull is angled for optimal stealth capabilities. The angled hull drastically reduces radar cross sections.
Aviation
There is hangar space for a single SH21 Sea Horse Helicopter sized [approx 21 metres length 14 metres height] helicopter.
Weaponry
Naval Artillery
Mounted on the front of the vessel is the ARNAS [Advanced Rapid-Fire Naval Artillery System]. This comes in the form of two bubble turrets with two side by side 6.75” cannons. The ANAS is able to fire out five shots in the space of six seconds with a revolutionary design incorporated into the vessel’s turret. This amazing rate of fire is capable by use of a revolver type reload system, upon where each shell is loaded automatically into a revolver-like chain that is fed round and round firing each shot after another in quick succession. After all five shots in the burst have been fired a new “bind” is dropped in and the old one dropped out into a box below the turret near the ammunition magazines. This takes approximately 5 seconds to complete. Approximately eighty “binds” can be stored in each guns magazine making for 400 rounds, 200 per barrel which adds up to a total 40 bursts per barrel before ammunition runs out.
Targeting is done automatically with the latest targeting systems from SME although if that fails visual/manual targeting is possible.
Missiles
VLS:
At the front of the ship, there are two strips on either side of the deck that contain VLS cells. In a cell there are 4 containers – in total 11 cells in each strip and 44 containers. Each cell holds a missile the size of a Tomahawk , Yakhont, Harpoon, or Exocet, OR can be reloaded to fire 4 Aster 30, RIM66, or RUR5 ASROC sized missiles – a single smaller missile per container. This gives the front VLS the power to launch either:
44 Land Attack Missiles
OR
176 Air Attack Missiles
OR
176 Subsurface Attack Missiles
TUBE:
At the back of the vessel there are two tube groups, each with 12 tubes making 24 in total – the tubes launch the AXSAM [Advanced Extreme Range Surface to Air Missile] or AMSAM[Advanced Medium Range Surface To Air Missile , also named Red Falcon and Blue Falcon, respectively. The missiles have more potency than the Aster 30 missiles and are to be used in tandem with the Aster project when engaging aircraft that are or could be attacking the escort. The AXSAM is used primarily to hit targets high in altitude or targets far away from the fleet that a picket ship has picked up on RADAR.
CIWS:
There are two of the new Linesman class CIWS onboard the Daring – the Linesman features a six barrelled 30mm automatically guided cannon that can engage AXLA [Aircraft at Extremely Low Altitude] and incoming missiles. The arc is approximately 170 degrees latitude and 70 degrees altitude. As well as the cannon the Linesman features two missiles that are dispatched at a nearby large missile: Something of size similar to a Yakhont or Sunburn. The first missile flies faster, detonating before the missiles target path while the other speeds towards and hits the missile [hopefully], meanwhile the CIWS guns are firing in the appropriate direction for the incoming missile.
Torpedoes
There are four torpedo tubes mounted in the side of the vessel [2 per side] that can either fire underwater variant missiles [eg the Tomahawk, Harpoon] or 12.5”/21”/24” torpedoes.
Systems
Detection
The Type 23 is mounted with the QDS [Quadruple Detection System] which includes the:
Type 998 DB RADAR
Type 999 SB RADAR
Type 1000 SONAR
Type 1020 RT SONAR
Type 888 LADAR
Type 889 LADAR
Type 777 LIDAR
Type 778 LADIR
4x USSHR SEAGNAT AMS
4x USSHR SEAHAWK AES
4x USSHR SEADIVE AALMS
systems are controlled directly at the bridge, although the BDOR [Below Decks Operations Room] also has access to control of the QDS.
The Type 23 is equipped with the British designed SSTD system for detection of torpedoes and subsurface threats.
Engines
The Type 23 is equipped with the triple turbine gas engines developed in SME Horonezh enabling the vessel to travel at 29 knots.
Displacement
Fully loaded, the Type 23 weighs approximately 8600 tonnes.
Export
Each Type 23 costs approximately 650 million GHP to produce and sells at an export price of 825 million GHP.
PICTURE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/SME/Naval/TYPE23DARING.png)
Position
As a part of the FEG [Fleet Escort Group] The Type 23 is optimised for warfare against Air, Surface, and Subsurface targets using a variety of Guided Missiles and Naval Artillery.
The Daring class is one of two destroyers that fills the DEG [Destroyer Escort Group] and is usually positioned as the outer and inner AAP [Anti Air Picket]
Crew
As per Red Navy Doctrine each Destroyer is commanded by a Naval Captain with two Naval Lieutenants for management of Armament and Engine tasks. The Naval Captain fullfills command duties at the bridge.
The Daring class has a crew of 184 Able Crewmen and Aviation Crew and space for 18 Soviet Marines deployable by the onboard helicopter.
Total
3 Officers
184 Crewmen
18 Marines
Dimensions and Hull
The Daring is 148.89 metres in length, with a beam of 14.3 metres. The front hull is angled for optimal stealth capabilities. The angled hull drastically reduces radar cross sections.
Aviation
There is hangar space for a single SH21 Sea Horse Helicopter sized [approx 21 metres length 14 metres height] helicopter.
Weaponry
Naval Artillery
Mounted on the front of the vessel is the ARNAS [Advanced Rapid-Fire Naval Artillery System]. This comes in the form of two bubble turrets with two side by side 6.75” cannons. The ANAS is able to fire out five shots in the space of six seconds with a revolutionary design incorporated into the vessel’s turret. This amazing rate of fire is capable by use of a revolver type reload system, upon where each shell is loaded automatically into a revolver-like chain that is fed round and round firing each shot after another in quick succession. After all five shots in the burst have been fired a new “bind” is dropped in and the old one dropped out into a box below the turret near the ammunition magazines. This takes approximately 5 seconds to complete. Approximately eighty “binds” can be stored in each guns magazine making for 400 rounds, 200 per barrel which adds up to a total 40 bursts per barrel before ammunition runs out.
Targeting is done automatically with the latest targeting systems from SME although if that fails visual/manual targeting is possible.
Missiles
VLS:
At the front of the ship, there are two strips on either side of the deck that contain VLS cells. In a cell there are 4 containers – in total 11 cells in each strip and 44 containers. Each cell holds a missile the size of a Tomahawk , Yakhont, Harpoon, or Exocet, OR can be reloaded to fire 4 Aster 30, RIM66, or RUR5 ASROC sized missiles – a single smaller missile per container. This gives the front VLS the power to launch either:
44 Land Attack Missiles
OR
176 Air Attack Missiles
OR
176 Subsurface Attack Missiles
TUBE:
At the back of the vessel there are two tube groups, each with 12 tubes making 24 in total – the tubes launch the AXSAM [Advanced Extreme Range Surface to Air Missile] or AMSAM[Advanced Medium Range Surface To Air Missile , also named Red Falcon and Blue Falcon, respectively. The missiles have more potency than the Aster 30 missiles and are to be used in tandem with the Aster project when engaging aircraft that are or could be attacking the escort. The AXSAM is used primarily to hit targets high in altitude or targets far away from the fleet that a picket ship has picked up on RADAR.
CIWS:
There are two of the new Linesman class CIWS onboard the Daring – the Linesman features a six barrelled 30mm automatically guided cannon that can engage AXLA [Aircraft at Extremely Low Altitude] and incoming missiles. The arc is approximately 170 degrees latitude and 70 degrees altitude. As well as the cannon the Linesman features two missiles that are dispatched at a nearby large missile: Something of size similar to a Yakhont or Sunburn. The first missile flies faster, detonating before the missiles target path while the other speeds towards and hits the missile [hopefully], meanwhile the CIWS guns are firing in the appropriate direction for the incoming missile.
Torpedoes
There are four torpedo tubes mounted in the side of the vessel [2 per side] that can either fire underwater variant missiles [eg the Tomahawk, Harpoon] or 12.5”/21”/24” torpedoes.
Systems
Detection
The Type 23 is mounted with the QDS [Quadruple Detection System] which includes the:
Type 998 DB RADAR
Type 999 SB RADAR
Type 1000 SONAR
Type 1020 RT SONAR
Type 888 LADAR
Type 889 LADAR
Type 777 LIDAR
Type 778 LADIR
4x USSHR SEAGNAT AMS
4x USSHR SEAHAWK AES
4x USSHR SEADIVE AALMS
systems are controlled directly at the bridge, although the BDOR [Below Decks Operations Room] also has access to control of the QDS.
The Type 23 is equipped with the British designed SSTD system for detection of torpedoes and subsurface threats.
Engines
The Type 23 is equipped with the triple turbine gas engines developed in SME Horonezh enabling the vessel to travel at 29 knots.
Displacement
Fully loaded, the Type 23 weighs approximately 8600 tonnes.
Export
Each Type 23 costs approximately 650 million GHP to produce and sells at an export price of 825 million GHP.