Damage Pts: 82 Propulsion: Diesel Electric Crew: 164 Maximum Speed: 26 Radar Contact size (5.2.2.1): Stealthy Speed and Course Change Size (4.1): Medium Line of Sight Size (5.8): Medim Course change per turn: 45 degrees Accelecation Per Turn: 3kts Deceleration Per Turn: 6 kts Total Wanims Monuts: 7 Radars Name Lge Med Small Vsmall Fu nction DRBN 32 220 147 70 80% 3D DRBV 26 445 297 141 80% AS DRBV 15 32 21 10 80% SS SONARS None IR SENSORS DIBV 10 Vampire (2nd Generation) Range Stealthy Contact : 2 nm Small or Medium subsonic a/c or msl : 5 nm Large a/c or ship, supersonic a/c or msl : 7 nm WEAPONS A F(1)1 Compact 100mm/55//1 DRBC 33 Unlimited fire. Local control not possible. 3.2 (50%) 24 DP. Close surface targets. 6.5 (45%) 12 DP. Far surface targets. 2.2 (40%). Close air targets at Low, Med High all 4.5 (15%). Far air targets at Low, Med, High aft B A(8)l Crotale EDIR//1 Mirador IV Crolale EDIR OOO OOO OO Crotale. Guidance: SARH VSmall radar target. Min Rng: 1 nm. Max Alt. Med Min Alt: VLow ROF=2 Per Tac Turn. Mirador IV director can control 2 msls per turn at sea targets. 8 manual reloads carried (reload time 5 min per missile, launcher is inoperative during reload). SAM. 7.0 (ATA 3.5). 12.1 nm/tac turn 33 Damage Points. C PB&SB(4)1 MU40 Exocet Block II D PO&SB(4)1 MU40 Exocet Block II MM40 Exooet Block II OOO OOO OO MM40 Exocet Block II Guidance: I/TARH. BOL (6.6.5). Climbs to Low altitude on turn of launch. VSmall radar target. Min Rng 3 nm. Max Alt VLow Min Alt VLow. ROF=8 per tac turn (both mounts) at same target. SSM. 38 (85%) 5.1 per tac turn. Air targets. E P(1)1 DCN 20mm/80 F S(1)1 DCN 20mm/80 Unlimited fire. Local control not possble. 0.5 (10%). 1 DP. Close surface targets. 1.1 (30%) 2 DP. Far surface targets. 0.5 (15%) Close air targets at Low alt. 1.1 (5%) Far air targets at Low alt G Aft Pad: 1 Puma O REMARKS FL-3000 class. Accommodation for 12 naval commandos. No ASW sensors or armament. Provision for a DSBV 61 FLUTE towed array. Will later carry NH90 helicopter. First 3 units will have Crotale. Last 3 will have ASTER 15/Arabel missile system with 15 msls. Quieted (Sonar Performance Modifiers chart) Filled with Prairie Masker, rafted machinery Stealthy. Superstructure sloped 10 degrees to reduce radar cross sectiom, RAM coating. Deckfillings and lifeboats under cover. (40% off radar-guided missile chance to hit) GRP supersbucture. ESIM Detects enemy radiating search radar 80% chance each tactical turn. STIR Illuminates targets for SM1 missiles. Mk92 may control Mk75 gun or Illuminiate for SM1s In addition to STIR Critical Hit Armor: 100mm Magazine L Critical Hit Armor: Engineering L Critical Hit Armor: Bridge L Other ships F710 La Fayette 1995 F711 Surcouf 1995 F712 Courbet 1996 DAMAGE AND SPEED BREAKDOWN Kts DP Damage Pts= 82 26 2D 2D 41 13 61 6 74 0 82 Sunk BT Back to The Naval Sitrep #1 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com