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Daring Class Batch II| vossiej |
Posted: Feb 11 2010, 04:12 PM
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The Alternate Universe artist  Group: Premium Members Posts: 1,686 Member No.: 273 Joined: 21-December 08  |
Hello everyone,
This afternoon I was kitbashing around a bit due pure boredom. At first I thought of an alternative FREMM design for the export market, but somehow I ended up with an upgraded Type 45 Daring class (maybe from watching all that Top Gear). Anyway the result is this: (Posted Image) I call it the ''Daring Class Batch II'', how very original... It is an enlarged version of the original design with a more covered superstructure to enhance stealth and I fitted a second VLS on here port-side (the only resemblance to the FREMM) to give it the capability to carry more missiles. The ship is equipped with a 48 cell SYLVER missile launcher carrieng 32 Aster-30 missiles and 16 Tomahawk cruise missiles. At port side there is another 24 cell VLS equipped with 24 Aster-15 missiles. The harpoons where integraded into the superstructure and fitted as standard. Further more a BAE 155mm gun, 2 Goalkeepers, some machine guns and torpedo's. Hangar unchanged, 1 Merlin/Lynx. I know there have been many Type 45 conversions and mine is probably some cheap rip-off (although I came up with it myself) of one off MihoshiK's designs, but I still wanted to share it with you guys ;) |
 
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| Hood |
Posted: Feb 13 2010, 02:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Elite Members Posts: 562 Member No.: 320 Joined: 22-December 08 |
I think this looks pretty good but I think sacrificing hangar space for an aft Aster VLS might be a poor tradeoff. I'm the hangar would suffer as there is only so much beam to play with and the VLS would take up the port side.
Even so its a nice drawing. |
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| rifleman |
Posted: Feb 13 2010, 04:07 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Member No.: 565 Joined: 1-August 09 |
would agree with hood over aft VLS. Except they go back to the concept of RFA's carrying the group helecopters as was envisaged for the Fort Victoria class.
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| sgmcqueen |
Posted: Feb 13 2010, 09:04 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 20 Member No.: 349 Joined: 26-December 08 |
Well, he does say port side VLS, so technically is only replacing the post boat bay with it. I'm not 100% convinced the width could cope with this but we'll take his word. However, this might mean the ship is rather unbalanced, especially at high speed.
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| rifleman |
Posted: Feb 13 2010, 11:34 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Member No.: 565 Joined: 1-August 09 |
is tomahawk compatible with Sylver? Scalpe would be an alternate.
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| vossiej |
Posted: Feb 13 2010, 11:49 PM
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The Alternate Universe artist Group: Premium Members Posts: 1,686 Member No.: 273 Joined: 21-December 08 |
True, but there was a study about tomahawks that would be capable of being launched from the Type 45, I don't know whether is was replaced by a Mk41 or not. About the secondary VLS, you would have to think it as the same configuration on the FREMMs:
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