Well there you go, forgotten all about them... I think the Fremantle Class may have had an 81mm mortar at one point too, didn’t it? Or was that an even earlier class of PB?
I have only the vaguest recollection of that, well before my time…
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I have only the vaguest recollection of that, well before my time…
A good overview of what we have.
A modern navy should have a range of calibers.
Certainly a heavy machine gun - RAN - 12.7mm
A main gun - RAN - 127mm
Something in the middle - RAN - 25mm / 30mm / ? mm
CIWS - RAN - rapid fire 20mm (Suggest dated and to be replaced with soft kill and short range SAM's)
Certainly now's a good opportunity to consolidate the middle tier.
So take your pick.
30 mm is popular internationally and will probably be the path going forward. ( Hunter Class )
However is this the future mount for the OPV's?
For a constabulary vessel it would suffice, but Navy selected a 40 mm for a reason.
RAN logic suggests that continuing with a 25 mm mount would not suffice and that was before the recent cancellation of Leonardo's 40 mm offering.
What now!
Not wanting to read to much in the few words out from defence, do we consolidate with a middle tier cannon for the OPV's or give them an orphan product.
Maybe part of that answer is, can the OPV's have two weapon systems?
A mid size cannon ( 30mm ) and a small something else.
The Typhoon mount is a relatively light weight system and could in all probability be mounted forward of the intended 40mm location, thus now leaving this space open for something else.
Space and weight permitting.
Two weapons covering a range of contingency, rather than one trying to do it all.
Not a battleship, just an OPV that provides greater flexibility to free up the majors to do what they do.
Cheers
Regards S
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Planned fit for the Arafuras is one 40mm and two 12.7mm. Bit of doubt about which 40, but personally I would go, in fact would always have gone for, the BAE 40mm Mk 4 that is to be fitted to the T31s. Looks like a very versatile weapon: Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun
Could you see the 40mm caliber as the future middle tier cannon instead of something smaller?
OPV's plus the rest of the fleet.
Regards S
FCPB originally had 1 x 81mm mortar aft but that was later removed. I was not a QMG but I heard an Immediate Action for a misfire was a prompt removal of the hopefully dud round and lobbing it over the side.
The Attack class patrol boats were fitted with a rocket flare thingy used for illumination flares.
Yes, the Attack Class mounted the 81mm aft and it was often mounted in tandem with a 50cal.
Given the lack of news, you would be forgiven to think she was lost with all hands. A ghost ship, somewhere out, there..
Apparently it has power most functions, is still sitting off the coast. No towing, still apparently contributing to the airlift for the Tonga effort.
navalinstitute.com.au
Apparently it has power most functions, is still sitting off the coast. No towing, still apparently contributing to the airlift for the Tonga effort.
HMAS Adelaide’s power outage now fixed | The Australian Naval Institute
navalinstitute.com.au
I don't have time to search for you, but there was a post on one of the forums from a serving member on (probably) Saturday detailing how long the outage lasted and the extent to which it had been fixed. My recollection is that she was fully restored in 4-5 days from the incident
But...my memory isn't so great.
oldsig
Many thanks - I did a google search before posting the question but the latest that I could find was five days old and it referred to civilian contractors arriving to inspect the damage and nothing further.
Cheers
MB
I understand the comms delay from HMAS Adelaide is due to her carrier pigeons having to go into quarantine in QLD for 14 days before they can carry on to HQJOC in Bungendore to report. The birdies on Adelaide are unavailable for comment.
Hopefully a " stool pigeon " breaks silence to report.!
Appologies.............Dad joke
Cheers S
When a ‘stool’ pigeon breaks silence one should always get the techies to check the sewage treatment system as well.
Thankfully the carrier pigeons have got through - a few images posted on the Defence Image gallery today. HMAS Supply departed Sydney today en route Tonga.
As per @OldNavy63 s post, HMAS Supply has sailed from FBE to continue providing relief supplies to Tonga. Image Source : ADF Image Library
John Fedup
The Bunker Group
This is a sobering article wrt SSN after life. What ever choice is made for the RAN’s SSN will likely be heavily weighted by disposal considerations.
John Newman
The Bunker Group
Maybe the RAN needs to carry a few outboard engines from the Mexeflotes and bolt them on the edge of the bottom ramp!
Just a thought, ha ha!
John Fedup
The Bunker Group
A few V-12 Mercs should do the trick.
Rock the kasbah
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This is something we as a nation will have to think about, some of those boats are from the 60's
On the other hand may be able to get a cheap hull, I have no idea on how many dives a sub hull can do though
It's always a good idea to do a check and see how many times a link has already been posted before clogging things up further. This was posted as recently as 16 hours ago, three or four posts earlier in this threadWow
This is something we as a nation will have to think about, some of those boats are from the 60's
On the other hand may be able to get a cheap hull, I have no idea on how many dives a sub hull can do though
oldsig
