by Larry Bond
Page A-12: Queen Elizabeth class. Number in class: 2 Page A-15: Trafalgar class. 1998 post SDR: All Trafalgar-class submarines will be equipped with Tomahawk Block III. Will receive full Astute-class sonar suite as part of Update program (including Sonar 2065). Swiftsure class. All except the lead boat have a shrouded pump jet propulsor (VQuiet signature). Page A-20: Boxer (Type 22/2) class. London (F95) onwards are COGAG, giving 30 knots speed. Page A-20/21: Leander/3A (Sea Wolf ): No F(2)1 Mk 6 114mm/45//1 Radar 903. 24 manual reloads for Sea Wolf. All have Sonar 2016, except Jupiter and Scylla (Sonar 2050). Leander/2 (Exocet): GWS 22 system as below: F/SA/PA(4)3 GWS-22 w/4 Sea Cat//2 Radar 903 Leander/2TA (Exocet Towed Array). Four converted from Leander/2. Signature: Quiet (new ancillary machinery) In service 83? - 97?, 2 nd Gen towed decoy, F GWS 22 and 1 Radar 903 removed. Mk9 40mm replaced with Mk4 20mm/80. Radar 965 removed. Sonar 2031 added. Cleopatra has no hangar, but still has pad for Lynx-sized aircraft helos. Leander/1 (Ikara): GWS-22 system as below: SA/PA(4)2 GWS-22 w/4 Sea Cat//1 Radar 903 Page A-27: Ocean class has three Mk15 Phalanx arcs F, PA and SA. 30 mm guns as follows: P&PB/S&SB/SA/ P(2)4 GCM-A03 30mm/75. Page B-8: Harrier GR.7. 2 AIM-9L in all configurations. Jaguar GR.1. Since 1991 - 2 AIM-9L in all configurations (overwing mount). From 1998 – FLIR, NVG, helmet sight, 3 rd Gen D and Advanced bombsight. Page B-9: Lynx HMA.8 (no longer HAS.8). As HAS.3 except has 3 rd Gen ESM (Orange Crop), turret-mounted FLIR (120° arc). Merlin HM.1 (no longer HAS.1) Nicknamed "the Flying Frigate" because it is as big and expensive as one! Nimrod MRA.4 radar details unknown – use Searchwater, 3 rd Gen ESM, decoys?, improved range (new engines) – assume 10%(?) 2 additional external hard points for 2 Harpoon or 4 AIM-9L. Page B-10: Harrier F/A.2 (not FRS.2) Page B-12: The Shackelton AEW.2 is fitted with the APS-20F radar, and the Orange harvest (1st Gen) ESM. Page B-13: Tornado F.3. Starting in late 1998, they can use ASRAAM in lieu of Sidewinders. Tornado GR.4 No radar details provided – assume Tornado nose radar. Page L-1 ECR-90. LD/SD, LPI, TF, Phased Array, performance superior to Blue Vixen. The Managing Director of Eurofighter GmbH has indicated the ECR-90 range is 200 nm vs. bombers and 100 nm vs. fighters (IDR September 1998). Range: Lrg/Med/Sml/Vsml/ Stlh: 200/128/80/36/20. Page 79: Invincible class 1998 Air group: 7 Sea Harrier F/A.2, 7 Sea King HAS.6, 5 Harrier GR.7, 3 Sea King AEW.2 Page B-6 of the Harpoon 4 Data Annex: Eurofighter Typhoon (all proposed changes are from 1 st September 1998 IDR interview with the managing Director of Eurofighter GmbH). ECR-90 performance as indicated above. IRST max range is 74 km in air-to-air role. Maximum of 10 AAMs. Single centerline 1000 L drop tank may be carried and still classify aircraft as "lightly loaded". New Loadouts: Future upgrade program options include: Thanks to Stuart Machin and Brian Prieor. BT Back to The Naval SITREP No. 15 Table of Contents Back to The Naval SITREP List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |