Type 45 Daring Class Destroyers

jofizo

Pada minggu lepas, Royal Navy (RN) telah melancarkan kapal kedua dari kelas Daring yg dinamakan HMS Dauntless. Kapal generasi baru ini bakal menggantikan kapal jenis Type 42 yg telah berkhidmat dgn RN sejak tahun 1978 lagi. Kapal ini lahir setelah UK pada tahun 1999 telah menarik diri dlm kerjasama bersama Perancis dan Itali utk pembinaan kapal baru CNGF (Common New Generation Frigate) atau lebih dikenali sebagai Project Horizon. Punca penarikan diri UK adalah kerana mempunyai keperluan dan doktrin yg berbeza terhadap kapal yg dibina. Dgn penarikan diri ini, mereka telah mendapat sedikit sebanyak sistem yg digunapakai pada kapal kels Horizon utk diaplikasikan pd kelas Daring seperti sistem persenjataan PAAMS. Malah radar juga dilengkapi dgn radar yg lebih berkuasa dan terkini iatu jenis SAMPSON.

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The United Kingdom's Type 45 destroyer is the state-of-the art air defence destroyer programme of the Royal Navy. The first Type 45 destroyer, HMS Daring, was launched on February 1, 2006 by H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex and is expected to come into service in 2009. The ships are assembled by BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions from "blocks" built by BAE and VT Group. In a recent interview given to Warships International magazine, the former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Alan West is quoted as saying, "I have no doubt the ships will be the best destroyers in the world".


Background

Originally conceived under the multi-national 'Horizon' project, from which the UK withdrew, the Daring Class destroyers represent the largest escorts ever built for the RN.

Six ships have been ordered and a total of eight are expected to enter service by 2014. The original planned purchase of twelve was reduced in the Ministry of Defence's Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities review, published in July 2004. The Type 45 design utilises the Principal Anti-Air Missile System, PAAMS, a joint British/French/Italian design, which comprises the SAMPSON fire control and tracking radar, MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missile systems and the 48-cell SYLVER vertical missile launcher, giving the Type 45 both short-range and long-range anti-air capability. The PAAMS system is able to control and coordinate several missiles in the air at once, allowing several tracks to be intercepted, and the SYLVER missile launcher can be upgraded in the future to add more modern weapons if necessary (as they become available). It has been suggested that the SAMPSON radar is capable of tracking an object the size of a cricket ball travelling at 3 times the speed of sound.

The Type 45 destroyers will replace the Type 42 Destroyers currently in service with the Royal Navy. The First two, Daring and Dauntless will enter service in 2009 and 2010 respectively. The Type 45 may also be fitted with cruise missiles if the need arises in the future; the French Navy is in the process of adapting the Storm Shadow cruise missile (already operated by the RAF) for firing from Sylver launchers

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Background

Originally conceived under the multi-national 'Horizon' project, from which the UK withdrew, the Daring Class destroyers represent the largest escorts ever built for the RN.

Six ships have been ordered and a total of eight are expected to enter service by 2014. The original planned purchase of twelve was reduced in the Ministry of Defence's Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities review, published in July 2004. The Type 45 design utilises the Principal Anti-Air Missile System, PAAMS, a joint British/French/Italian design, which comprises the SAMPSON fire control and tracking radar, MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missile systems and the 48-cell SYLVER vertical missile launcher, giving the Type 45 both short-range and long-range anti-air capability. The PAAMS system is able to control and coordinate several missiles in the air at once, allowing several tracks to be intercepted, and the SYLVER missile launcher can be upgraded in the future to add more modern weapons if necessary (as they become available). It has been suggested that the SAMPSON radar is capable of tracking an object the size of a cricket ball travelling at 3 times the speed of sound.[1]
The Type 45 destroyers will replace the Type 42 Destroyers currently in service with the Royal Navy. The First two, Daring and Dauntless will enter service in 2009 and 2010 respectively. The Type 45 may also be fitted with cruise missiles if the need arises in the future; the French Navy is in the process of adapting the Storm Shadow cruise missile (already operated by the RAF) for firing from Sylver launchers

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Construction

The ships are built by an alliance of BAE Systems and VT Group. BAE's two Glasgow shipyards and VT at Portsmouth are responsible for different "blocks". The largest and most complex blocks containing the operations and machinery spaces are being constructed at BAE's shipyards on the Clyde.
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions (Govan)
Block A (stern to edge of helicopter hangar)
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions (Scotstoun)
Blocks B/C (a 2600 tonne section which contains the WR-21 gas turbines, starts with the helicopter hangar to the bridge section)
Block D (bridge section)
VT Group (Portsmouth)
Blocks E/F (bridge to the bow)
Funnels and masts
For the first of class Block A was assembled at Govan and moved to Scotstoun where it was mated to the Block B/C, which was already fitted with the WR-21 turbines and machinery. Block D, also assembled at Scotstoun was fitted to these three blocks. The bow sections (E/F) were mated at VT's facility at Portsmouth and taken by barge to Scotsoun. This was the final block to be attached.

At this point the basic ship was launched into the Clyde and towed to the Scotstoun Dry Dock where the masts and funnels were fitted (the masts are partially outfitted with equipment, for example the mast for the S1850M radar is sent from Portsmouth to Thales Nederland to be fitted with radar equipment). Once this is complete the remaining equipment was fitted; radar arrays (SAMPSON and S1850), bulbous bow, propellers, missile equipment and 4.5 inch naval gun.

This construction arrangement was agreed in February 2002. However when the original contract for three ships was signed in July 2000, BAE was to build the first and third ships, and VT (then Vosper Thornycroft) was to build the second. HMS Daring was successfully launched on 1 February 2006, ready for fitting out. The event attracted considerable local attention and media coverage due to the relative rarity of a launch into the Clyde in the 2000s.

For Ships 2-6 blocks A-D are assembled at Govan, in the Ships Block and Outfit Hall of the Govan shipyard and taken fully outfitted to the govan berth. The masts and funnels are also fitted before launch.

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Systems

Electronics & armament

Anti-aircraft
SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar
S1850M 3D air surveillance radar
48 x MBDA Aster missiles (mix of Aster 15 and Aster 30)

Guns
1 x BAE Systems 114 mm (4.5 inch) Mk 8 mod 1 gun
2 x Oerlikon 30 mm KCB guns on single DS-30B mounts
2 x Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapons systems

Anti-ship
The Type 45 has the provision for a pair of quadruple RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, but there are currently no plans to fit this system (as of 2006)

Anti-submarine
MFS 7000 sonar
Fitted 'for but not with' STWS (Ship-launched Torpedo Weapon System) Mark 2 324 mm triple launchers for Sting Ray torpedoes.

Land attack
The Type 45 as it stands has no land-attack missile capability. However, should the need arise, it would be possible to fit them with the American Mk 141 VLS, firing the BGM-109 Tomahawk; the Defence Procurement Agency conducted a study into this in 2004, but there are no plans yet to fit this [2]. The French Navy are pursuing a variant of the Storm Shadow / SCALP air-launched cruise missile for their SYLVER launchers, which could also be used on the Darings.

Countermeasures
The Seagnat decoy system allows for the seduction and distraction of radar guided weapons, through active and passive means. An infra-red 'spoofing' device is planned for future retrofits.
Surface Ship Torpedo Defence System (SSTD) active torpedo decoy system

Aircraft
1 Lynx HMA 8 helicopter - Sea Skua anti-ship missiles and Sting Ray torpedoes.
The Merlin helicopter will not be carried at first; the PRISM deck handling device and other necessary systems have been deleted from the design as a cost-saving measure. This capability may be retro-fitted at a later date, or included in later units of the class. The flight deck of the Type 45 will be big enough to accommodate aircraft up to the size of the Chinook.

Other
The ships will have room to carry 60 Royal Marines and their equipment.

Propulsion
2 shafts Integrated Electric Propulsion;
2 Rolls-Royce / Northrop Grumman / DCN WR-21 gas turbines with ICR (InterCooler Recuperator); 21.5 MW
2 Alstom electric drive motors; 20 MW

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jofizo

perhatikan perbezaan antara Daring Class dan Horizon Class......... hampir serupa



Type 45



Horizon Class

mmc

aiyaa susah2 wa tulis artikel..takkan tak pahem jugak

areguard

Originally posted by <i>jofizo</i> at 31-1-2007 03:02 PM<br />
Systems<br />
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Electronics & armament<br />
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Anti-aircraft <br />
SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar <br />
S1850M 3D air surveillance radar <br />
48 x MBDA Aster missiles (mix of Aster 15 and Aster 30) <br />
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Looking at the bristling weaponary and out-of-the-world avionic suite like the SAMPSON and S1850, i deduce any mad attacking aircraft with mission to sink the destroyer is like committing a suicide...

jofizo

berikut sedikit mengenai sampson radar nih

The SAMPSON is a multi-function radar (MFR) produced by BAE Systems Insyte. The SAMPSON Multi Function Radar system is described by BAE Systems, as being a world beating air defence capability.The SAMPSON System can detect all types of targets out to a distance of 400 km, and is capable of tracking hundreds of targets at any one time

History
Originally developed by Siemens-Plessey, the radar is a result of UK government's (DERA) investment in the MESAR demonstrator programme (Multi-function Electronically Scanned ARray.) Siemens-Plessey was acquired by British Aerospace in 1997, now BAE Systems.

The Royal Navy intended to deploy the SAMPSON MFR on its version of the Horizon CNGF - a collaboration with France and Italy to produce anti-air warfare frigates. Following delays and complications the UK withdrew and started its own Type 45 programme. The Type 45 destroyers will use the SAMPSON radar with the PAAMS missile system, which was also developed for the Horizon frigates (French and Italian ships are to be fitted with the EMPAR MFR)

Operation
Conventional radars, consisting of a rotating transmitter and sensor, have limited power, are vulnerable to enemy jamming and perform only one function - with separate units therefore required for surveillance, tracking and targeting.

As an active array, SAMPSON uses software to shape and direct its beam allowing several functions to be carried out at once and, through adaptive waveform control, is virtually immune to enemy jamming. Active arrays have both longer range and higher accuracy than conventional radars.

The SAMPSON uses two planar arrays to provide coverage over only part of the sky; complete coverage is provided by rotating the arrays, essentially similar to the way conventional radar systems operate. This is in contrast to the US AN/SPY-1 system, as used on the Ticonderoga class cruiser and Arleigh Burke class destroyer, which uses multiple arrays fixed in place to provide continuous coverage of the entire sky. Whilst this may seem to be a disadvantage, the SAMPSON radar rotates at 30 revolutions per minute, meaning no part of the sky lacks coverage for more than one second on average - the precise time varies as the beams can also be swept back and forth electronically. In addition, the use of a smaller number of arrays allows the system to be much lighter, allowing placement of the arrays at the top of a prominent mast rather than on the side of the superstructure as in the US ships. Placing any radar emitter at higher altitude extends the horizon distance, improving performance against low level targets; SAMPSON is at approximately double the height above the waterline than the arrays of its US equivalents. Although precise details of the SAMPSON's performance in this regard are unlikely to enter the public domain, such factors may mitigate or even eliminate the disadvantages of fewer arrays.

The performance of both the SAMPSON radar and the PAAMS' Aster missiles will give the Royal Navy an unrivalled anti-air warfare capability to replace its long serving Type 42 destroyers. The first Type 45, HMS Daring was launched on February 1 2006. She will be fitted with the SAMPSON and S1850M radars in 2006 and enter trials before commissioning in 2009.

SAMPSON operating modes
Long and medium-range search
Surface picture search
High-speed horizon search
High-angle search and track
Multiple target tracking and multiple channel fire control.

jofizo

Originally posted by mmc at 31-1-2007 03:33 PM
aiyaa susah2 wa tulis artikel..takkan tak pahem jugak

tenkiu....tenkiu

alphawolf

Originally posted by areguard at 31-1-2007 15:38
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Looking at the bristling weaponary and out-of-the-world avionic suite like the SAMPSON and S1850, i deduce any mad attacking aircraft with mission to sink the destroyer is like  ...

Which alien technology do the Brits use?

mmc

to the frenchies and eyeties, that is alien technology :lol

kimyee73

Bahagian depan Horizon nampaknya mempunyai kelebihan ciri2 stealth dari Type-45. Ada dua lagi variasi Type-45 iaitu Land Attack yang lebih besar/panjang dan General Purpose yang lebih kecil/pendek dari Daring-class.

jazim

:mll: bila terbayangkan kapal2 ni TLDM punya!

d'zeck

Originally posted by jazim at 1-2-2007 09:58 AM
:mll: bila terbayangkan kapal2 ni TLDM punya!

tunggu la derang lupus lagi 15 taun zim.. tihihi

areguard

Malaysia cukup "daring" ke mahu angkat aset laut kelas Destroyer macam gini? Asyik dok nak jaga hati jiran aje??

Robotech

Malaysia cukup "daring" ke mahu angkat aset laut kelas Destroyer macam gini? Asyik dok nak jaga hati jiran aje??

Cukup la sekadar 27 NGPV (projection hingga 2020 AD), dah blh mengembalikan era kuasa maritim Empayar Melaka (time skrg MY la) kalau Govt. jdk sambung plan asal pemodenan & penambahan aset TLDM.

areguard

Robo...alangkah bestnya kalau betul2 27 NGPV yg bakal diperoleh...ini setakat yg confirm macam akan stop after the next 4 completed ..dah latu..dah nak angkat frigate lekiu batch II pulak...

reinloch

Originally posted by Robotech at 1-2-2007 06:01 PM


Cukup la sekadar 27 NGPV (projection hingga 2020 AD), dah blhmengembalikan era kuasa maritim Empayar Melaka (time skrg MY la) kalauGovt. jdk sambung plan asal pemodenan & penambahan ase ...

Untuk menjadi kuasa maritim, kita perlu kapal bluewater, bukan kapal littoral. Ini bermakna kapal yg besar. Sekurang-kurangnya 3000+ ton standard.

[ Last edited by  reinloch at 2-2-2007 12:58 PM ]

mmc

do we really need to be a maritime bluewater power..nak gempur negara mana ni