What about refurbishing the ASMD masts from the ANZACs? The combat system is comparable, but don't know about weight and stability. May need additional consoles.
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Surely just installing a new CIWS for the LHDs such as SEARAM would be less complicated and cheaper?
The amount of work required to install and integrate ESSM II/CEAMOUNT and hardware makes that option uneconomical IMHO.
Just extrapolating from Spoz's post. The LHDs have a compatable combat system (same core system as the ANZAC, OPV and I believe interface as the Hunters). The ANZACs are getting new masts meaning the old ones are available, and as Soon said there are two 8 cell VLS in FBE.
All the old ASMD masts so far removed have been scrapped.
IIRC the space and weight for the VLS as installed on the island of the JC1 was well and truly taken with the Australian specific design changes on the island internals and layout ? Hate to be a party pooper but.....
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They all look like crap, their kit must have been been stowed under a mattress, where’s the GI?
How about just accepting the fact they're in the middle of the Indian Ocean and on an operational warship, and if the skipper was happy with their turn out then that should be good enough? Be wary of slipping into "back in my day" mode, different times, different Navy. Just because they're not in full ceremonial spick and span turn out doesn't mean they're not disciplined and able to do their ship borne jobs. #chillpill
I didn’t comment on their discipline or their professional competence, I commented on their rig.
“Back in my day” there were plenty examples of crap turnout and I do understand their current deployment.
Obviously all the irons in the ship are u/s.
Wasn't it shorts, thongs / sandals, and no shirt on the bridge of an Attack Class PB back in the day? In fact wasn't it you who told us this?
sorry for the stir Chris, it's my autistic memory to blame.
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The mental picture painted becomes even funnier if one is not from Australia, and therefore thongs become an entirely different thing that is worn...Wasn't it shorts, thongs / sandals, and no shirt on the bridge of an Attack Class PB back in the day? In fact wasn't it you who told us this?
The ceremonial thong was strictly for line crossing ceremonies.
I like the photos of ships at sea. Like Sydney's commissioning. I like the quirks, the wind, the action of it.
I’m 120kgs, I look terrific in thongs!
Thongs/g-strings are more stoker territory
You must be enjoying retirement. I wouldnt have thought you anywhere near that last time I ran into you.
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