It'll have it's own postcode soon!
O/T There is little information comparing the common missile compartment for the Columbia/Dreadnought SSBNs versus the VPM. The CMC has quad packs, 3 for Dreadnought and 4 for Columbia. Designed to accommodate D5 missiles. No idea what modifications would be required for the quad tubes to accept other missiles. Further discussion should be on the AUKUS thread.
Maybe Voyeur could be allocated more to surveillance tasking rather than escort duties?
Yup, previous renderings have CIWS located at the aft end of the sponsons, port and stbd of the funnel.
Yeah. It's a big ship for a frigate already, but that radar mount looks as if it's on the wrong ship, & should be on something twice the size.
Virgin?.....unlikely though.....
Yes …. maybe name a dunny block.
Have we had a mountain class? Komi, buller, battle freer, bogong,Townsend, twynam Zeil, Hotham, meharry, woodroffe, ossa, fed peak and so on
I’d think with the surveillance capabilities the PLAN has these days, the ship that has the longest range missile with the deepest magazine probably wins. Looks what’s come out re the India Pakistan air skirmish. Indian AF Rafael pilots who were given intel that PL15 missiles had a 100 mile range were shot down from 130 miles. There’s is no getting under the guns these days.I don't think NSM is a difficult fit. Physically or system wise. Or Politically. I think they will come with Japanese munitions. From there, it will be a conversation about is NSM or Type 17 best fit and how much do we want to spend and how much do we want to pay to swap over. Type 17 is capable and similar size to NSM. It may be in everyone's interest for Mogami's to be able to fire both types. NSM may be more stealthy, more flexible, Type 17 more range, and more traditional. It may be useful to have a mixed load out. Less reliant on one supply chain, and also different capabilities.
Japanese sites indicate Type 07 ASROC style munitions may be the main loadout for japanese ships. Which may explain the seaRAM. I'm not sure that's true, some sites indicate there is no plans for SM fitment.
もがみ型護衛艦のVLS、7番艦「によど」から就役時に設置（高橋浩祐） - エキスパート - Yahoo!ニュース
これまで「後日装備」となってきた海上自衛隊のもがみ型護衛艦（FFM）搭載の垂直ミサイル発射システム（VLS）が、7番艦「によど」以降から就役時に装備されることが分かった。海上幕僚監部広報室が筆者の取材news.yahoo.co.jp
I think if we did a deep dive into many explorers from the 1500-1800 we would find some brutal history. But equally if you looked into just about any society during that period both newly discovered and supposedly civilised, we would find violence and brutality as a way of life that is hard to comprehend now. It would probably be hard to find anyone notable from history who didn’t have some association that would get them cancelled these days.