Oz's Air Warfare Destroyer, Evolved Design by GIBBS &

• lionnoisy

  23 Jan 09, 10:39

  Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer, Evolved Design

  The stepped design  is very unique.pl share your view.

  In the no.5 photo(wording--Australia's AWD),we can see VLS cells just in front of a gun.In this config,u canNOT fire the gun when u fire the VLS.Right?

  I think the guns are the'' Very Short Range Self Defense.2 Close In Weapon

  Fore and Aft''pl see No.1 photo.If a missile is heading to u but at the same

  time,u have to fire your VL?Which one shall u fire first,

  VL or the gun?To hit first or to strike a selk defense first?

  Are there any reasons that oz must arrange in this way?

  What are the pro and con of this config?

  Is there a better design and what are the cost,time and technology

  involved for a better design,if any?

  http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/16134

  http://www.gibbscox.com/news.htm?id=45

  

  G&C AWARDED AN ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT BY NAVANTIA SUPPORTING DESIGN OF THE AUSTRALIAN AIR WARFARE DESTROYER

  Navantia S.A. has awarded Gibbs & Cox, Inc. an engineering services contract to support Navantia’s design of the Australian Air Warfare Destroyer.  A multidisciplinary team from our Engineering Services Group will take part in a one-year assignment as integral members of Navantia’s Engineering Delegation.

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

  http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/16139

  pl click any photo in the link for enlarged photo

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  photo below---

  The second one appears in http://www.ausawd.com/overview/ship_specs.html

  The evolved design at the bottom.So,i assume this is the latest design.

  The AWD web site has not been updated.

  It is great they remove the 'plyon' in the old design!!

   

   

• lionnoisy

  23 Jan 09, 11:03

  http://www.ausawd.com/overview/ship_specs.html

   

  Characteristics:          Length 146.7m
                                          Beam 18.6m
                                          Draft 7.2m
                                          Full Load Displacement 6,250 tonnes

  Performance:              Top Speed: 28+ kts
                                          Range: 5,000+ nm at 18+ kts

  Crew:                             Approx 180

  Accommodation:        236

  Combat System:         Aegis Baseline 7.1 and AN/SPY-1D(V) Phased Array Radar
                                          Horizon Search Radar
                                          Vertical Launch System: 48 x Mk 41 VLS Cells
                                          Gun: Mk 45 5” 62 Calibre Gun
                                          HARPOON Missile Launchers: 2 quad launchers
                                          EW Suite
                                          PHALANX Very Short Range Air Defence
                                          TYPHOON Very Short Range Surface Defence
                                          NULKA missile decoy system
                                          Hull Mounted and towed array sonar system
                                          Communications Suite

  Aviation:                        Hangars: 1

  Boats:                            Two Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats

   

• lionnoisy

  23 Jan 09, 11:19

  In the no.5 photo(wording--Australia's AWD),we can see VLS cells just in front of a gun.In this config,u canNOT fire the gun when u fire the VLS.Right?

  I think the guns are the'' Very Short Range Self Defense.2 Close In Weapon

  Fore and Aft''pl see No.1 photo.When if a missiles is heading to u but at the same

  time,u have to fire your VL?Which one shall u fire first,

  VL or the gun?To hit first or to strike a selk defense first?

  I think it is a good question in Staff Colleage in Oz ADF!!

  

   

• lionnoisy

  23 Jan 09, 12:20

  Besides the two  close defense guns positioned behind VL,

  i have dunt undestand

  1.why there is no stabilizers on the hull

  2.Why they expose so many stuff,ie not try to reduce RCS

  (few cables hanging,RHIB not concealed ,torpedo launchers exposed etc)

  3.why the radars are traditional type?( I know Agies equipped)

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  Like LCS,Oz just dunt think they  need to be stealth.

• lionnoisy

  24 Jan 09, 21:53

  by putting the VL's in front of close range defense guns in Fore and Aft ,

  oz get the risks of shooting her missiles by their own guns!!

  

  Publication:Semaphore - Issue 11, 2007

  Newsletter of the Sea Power Centre Australia - Issue 11, June 2007

  Air Warfare Destroyers

  http://www.navy.gov.au/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_11,_2007

• lionnoisy

  24 Jan 09, 22:41

  In the previous design appearing in

  http://www.ausawd.com/overview/ship_specs.html

  The close range defense guns also just behind VL!!Then all the 48 VL

  are grouped together~!~!

• Joe Black

  26 Jan 09, 15:33

  I don't believe this is the version the Hobart class will be based on. RAN chose the Spainish F100 design instead. This was based on the Burke class DDG design.

  Below is a better illustration of the AWD:

  http://www.ausawd.com/flash/ship/ship.swf