HMS Dauntless

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Lifer
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sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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So that big ship has only 1 little sissy gun.

Weak.

it's an air defence destroyer...

Anti-air (Sea Viper)

Sea Viper missile system.

  • 1 x SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar - range of 400 kilometres (250 mi).
  • 1 x S1850M 3D air surveillance radar - range of 400 kilometres (250 mi). Capable of tracking up to 1,000 targets, including outer atmosphere objects such as ballistic missiles.
  • 48 x Aster 15 and 30 missiles in a 48 cell SYLVER A50 vertical launcher. Missiles as follows;
    • Aster 15 - Short to medium range anti-air missile - range of 2 – 30 km.
    • Aster 30 - Long range anti-air missile. Also anti-ballistic missile capable - range of 3 – 120 km.
Anti-ship


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ichy

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Oct 5, 2006
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One of the US's many aircraft carriers alongside Britain's only aircraft carrier still in service.

An aircraft carrier that now has no aircraft!

The UK spends about 38 billion pounds on its military per year but 12 billion pounds on foreign aid. Crazy.