Multirole destroyer with strong land attack focus, combined with AAW and some ASW capabilities. Designed to be AAW escort and land attack platform with carrier or amphibious battle groups.
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ADMIRAL CLASS DESTROYER Type: Destroyer Displacement: 8,600 tons (11,050 tons full) Length/Beam/Draught 166 m/21.5 m/6.4 m Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h) (18 knots on diesel) Range: 7,000 nm at 18 knts, 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 25 knots (46 km/h) Boats & landing craft carried: 1 EDO, 1 EFRC (20 seats), 1 Hurricane 733 Complement: 36 officers, 120 petty officers, 76 sailors, 32 passengers Sensors and processing systems: Thales Sea Fire 500, S1850M long range radar, Thales ARTEMIS, Thales UMS 4110 CL sonar Electronic warfare & decoys: Radar jammer, Communication jammer, 2 × SCLAR-H chaff, decoy and flares launchers, 1 NGDS system (2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD), 1 Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers) Armament: 32 Sylver A-50 VLS: Aster 15/30, Quad Crotale, Quad CAMM 32 Sylver A-70 VLS: SCALP, Aster 15/30, Quad Crotale, Quad CAMM 16 Sylver A-35 VLS: Quad Crotale, Quad CAMM 12 x Exocet MM40 2 x OtoMelara 127/64 LW guns 2 x OtoMelara 30mm Marlin-WS 2 x MU90 Impact double torpedo tubes 2 x SLAT anti torpedo system Aircraft carried: 1 x NH90
Modified for length as discussed below. Further adjustments has been made to dimensions. They are now similar, to within decimeters, of the KDX-III dimensions, including displacement. Complement increased as per recommendation.
Edited by winisle, Feb 28 2013, 04:00 AM.
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