Harpoon4 Form

Astute SSN

Astute Class: United Kingdom

by Larry Bond



BASIC SHIP DATA
Displacment: 6500 subm
Propulsion: Nuclear
Battery Rating: 5 (Emerg.)
Crew: 109
In Class: 0+1
Max Depth: Deep 1
Size Class (2.3): Small
Signature (4.2.2.1): Small/E quiet

Advance per 45° turn (Speed/Loss)

    Standard rudder: 200 yards (2)
    Hard rudder: 100 yards (3)

Accel/Tac Turn from 0-50% Max Speed 15
Accel/Tac Turn from 51-100% Max Speed 8
Deceleratlon/Tac Turn from any speed 12

Electronic Warfare
Acoustic Counterterm: 3rd Gen J&D
Electronic Counterterm: None
ESM: 3rd Generation
Acoustic Intercept Receiver: 5th Gen

RADARS (5.2.4)
NameLgeMedSmallVsmallStealthyFunction
Radar 10074024.8167.24SS

SONARS (5.3)
NameModeType75%50%25%Freq
Sonar 2076Active
Passive
Bow
Bow
2.4
2.0
6.6
5.5
9.0
7.5
LF-MF
LF-MF
Sonar 2065PassiveTwd4.011.015.0 VLF-LF
Flank ArrayPassiveFlank2.05.77.5VLF-LF

WEAPONS: TOTAL WEAPONS MOUNTS: 2
A: F(2)1 533mm TT
A: F(2)1 533mm TT
A: F(2)1 533mm TT

    26 weapons:
    OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OO

    Spearfish. (2nd Gen). 12.0 nm at 65 kts (0.54 run/engm. turn) or 25.0 nm at 29 kts (.24 nm/engm. turn). 75 DP vs. sub, 150 dp vs. surf ship. Max depthDeep 111. Quiet torpedo. Darn = 533 mm.
    Harpoon IG. Guidance: VrARH. Small radar target. Min Rng: 4.5 nm. Max Aft: VLow; Min All: VLow. Cruise profile, rises to minimum allitude the turn of launch. ROF = 4 msis per turn (all mounts) at same target. Speed 1650 knots.Can make reattacks.
    SSM. 50.0 (3rd Gen). 13.7 nm/lac turn. 60 DP vs. surface ship only.

B: PB&SB(10)1 VLS w/10 Land Attack Tomahawk OOO OOO OOO O

    Tomahawk III. Guidance: I/TERCOM. VSmall radar target. Min Rng: 4.5 nm. Max AN: VLow; Min Alt: VLow. Cruise profile, rises to minimum attitude the turn of launch. ROF = 4 msis per turn (all mounts) at same target. Speed 1650 knots.

REMARKS "Trafalgar Batch 2." Anechoic coating. Second-generatlon pumplet. VLS can only fire land-attack version of Tomahawk. Integrated Digital FCS. Centerline TT cannot fire Harpoon or Tomahawk.

Damage and Speed Breakdown:
ktsktsDPDamage taken. Total damage points = 130.
Mark off each damage point taken as it occurs
322826OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OO
242152OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO O
161477OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO O
8793OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO
00103OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO Sunk

BT


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