December 25, 2014
Corvettes instead cruisers



Corvette - class of warships designed to guard and patrol service in the coastal zone. The main objectives of corvettes and patrol considered ASW coast. This, however, does not preclude their direct participation in military conflicts. Heirs of missile boats of the second half of the XX century, modern corvettes successfully combine functionality and reasonable price. Powerful Missiles, podkilnye and towed sonar, means object air defense, stealth technology, combat information systems, multi-function radars, UAVs and helicopters. Displacement modern corvettes exceeds / and destroyers of the Second World War, and combat capabilities "kids" are not inferior to the ships of a higher rank.

Before you - a brief overview of the world's top five members of the class "corvette". Their sizes vary by thousands of tons, and the characteristics of "locked up" for the needs of their fleets and specific conditions of the seas. However, they all share a common idea of ​​small multipurpose warship coastal zone.

Project 20350 "Guarding" and its further development pr. 20385 (Russia)
In the ranks - 4. Build - 4 + 2 more corvette pr. 20385. Plan - 18 units.


Length of 90 m. Displacement (full)> 2,200 tonnes. The crew of 99 people. Full speed 27 knots. Cruising range - 3,500 miles at a speed of 14 knots. Armament (serial ships ave. 20380):
- Three modules SAM 3K96 "Redoubt" (12 launchers cells). B / 12 anti-aircraft missiles to large or 48 anti-aircraft short-range missiles. On upgraded corvettes ave. 20385 OHR number should increase to 16;
- Eight small RCC X 35 "Uranus";
- Compact anti-complex "package-NK" (8 torpedoes caliber 324 mm);
- Universal tool A-190 100 mm caliber, two six-barreled AK-630M;
- Landing pad and hangar aft superstructure to accommodate the Ka-27PL;
- Anti-sabotage protection, large-caliber firearms.

"If an 8-gun ship put ten guns, shoot them they will be able to Six" (the old British rule).

Despite the congestion and inadequate its class weapons, domestic project 20380 has turned out well. The possibility of "guarding" go far beyond the traditional tasks for ships of class "corvette", and its flaws (weak radar "Furke-2" was not able to provide illumination targets at long range) - only a consequence of attempts to duplicate the problem larger frigates and destroyers.

Excess power is due to the Russian corvette good desire to quickly get the ocean-going ships in conditions of acute shortage of ships and stagnation of domestic shipbuilding at the beginning of the XXI century. The result can be proud of. The latest technology and noble lines with traces of "stealth" technology: Corvettes type "Guarding" - the harbingers of a new image of the Russian Navy.


Corvette "Courageous", in place of SPAR "Dirk" visible cell launchers SAM "Redoubt." In the background - his predecessors, small antisubmarine ships pr. 1124

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Stealth corvettes type "Visby" (Sweden)

In the ranks - 5 units.

Length of 72 m. Displacement (full) 640 tons. The crew of 43 people.

Combined diesel-gas turbine power plant, full speed of 35 knots. Cruising range - 2300 miles at a speed of 15 knots. Armament: universal tool "Bofors" caliber 57 mm, 8 small RCC RBS-15, two paired TA caliber 400 mm (ASW torpedoes Tr 43 and Tr 45 is specifically designed for small depths of the Baltic Sea), helipad, unmanned underwater vehicles to search for mines submarines and enemy. Means of underwater situation include three sonar for different purposes (podkilnaya towed and lowered). The aft superstructure reserved a place in the helicopter hangar, or SAM, remain unclaimed place in the block 127 mm unguided rockets (ASW system ALECTO, whose development was discontinued in 2007). There are those. the opportunity to be placed minefields.

"Visby" is certainly impressive. Corvette invisible, whose appearance was to change the balance of power in the Baltic region and become a revolution in naval shipbuilding. Swedish ship is ideally suited for operations in the archipelago and narrow the search subs in the waters of the shallow Gulf of Bothnia. He barely noticeable, fast, versatile, relatively inexpensive, while delivering an outstanding set of tools for monitoring underwater environment.



However, many questions remain: in its current form "Visby" virtually defenseless against attacks from the air (perhaps the only "Bofors", EW and MANPADS not enough to repel any serious threat to air). On the other hand, corvettes, patrol the coastal zone under cover of the Swedish Air Force. Small signature of their physical fields allows them to securely close with the enemy to strike at a distance of less than 10 miles, while remaining undetected ("zone benefits").

Corvettes "Type 056" (China)

Built - 23 units. Built - 7. Plans: 43 corvette type 056 and a minimum of 20 modernized Type 056A.


Length of 89 m. Displacement (full) 1440 tons. The crew of 60 people. Full speed of 28 knots. Cruising range at the operational speed of 18 knots. - 3500 miles. Armament: universal tool caliber 76 mm, 4 compact RCC-803 air defense system of self-defense HQ-10 (8-charging unit on a rotating carriage), two triple 324mm torpedo tubes, two automatic guns cal. 30 mm, a helipad, a hangar no.

All too obvious. The only thing left to add - a lot of them.

Corvettes type "Brunswick" (Germany)

Built 5 units.

Length of 89 m. Displacement (full) 1840 tons. The crew of 60 people. Full speed 26 knots. Cruising range of 4,000 miles at a speed of 15 kt .. Armament: universal tool OTO Melara 76 mm, 4 compact RCC RBS-15, two SAMs self-RAM (21-charging unit, missile with thermal GOS), 2 MLG installation with remote control ( automatic cannon caliber of 27 mm). Dimensions helipad "Braunschweig" allow you to take any anti-helicopter ("SiKing", NH90), but their permanent base is not provided. The aft hangar corvette equipped with limited dimensions to accommodate two unmanned reconnaissance and strike Camcopter S100.

Strict Teutonic silhouette in color "gray thunderstorm." German corvette is missing from the sky of stars. It is durable, reliable, and best suits their current task. Patrolling coastal waters, with no extra "Ponte" and trying to look better than it is.

At the same time, German engineers have something to be proud of. In addition to the radar in the centimeter range, complex detection equipment corvette includes optoelectronic complex MIRADOR for all-weather monitor the situation in the infrared range. There is a "Braunschweig" is another curious detail - the complex production of active interference MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill System), able to shoot numerous traps that can fool any seeker missiles. MASS puts interference in all possible ranges (thermal, optical, UV, laser, radar).

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Littoral combat ship LCS (USA)

In the ranks - 4 units. Built - 7. The plans - 20 ships LCS.


Provides data for LCS "Independence": The length of 127 m. Displacement (full) 3100 tons. Permanent crew of 40 people., Aboard a reserved space for 75 people. Full speed (practical) 44 knots. Cruising range of 4,300 miles on an operational speed of 18 knots. Armament: universal tool "Bofors" caliber 57 mm, self-defense SAM SeaRAM, two 30 mm automatic cannon "Bushmaster II", 50 machine guns caliber. Most of the ship put under enormous flight deck and helicopter hangar. The modular design allows you to combine LCS equipment depending on the current task (towed sonar, underwater vehicles to search for mines, anti-sabotage agents, electronic intelligence, and so on. D.). The free space on the upper deck may also be used for placing a payload at irregular positions. In practice, this translates to install missile launchers containers - from small "Hellfayra" to the RCC Kronsberg NSM Norwegian production.

High-speed trimaran invisible, backup tasks corvettes, minesweepers, patrol cutters, anti-submarine and small missile ships. Created under the specific conditions of the US Navy, where sailors took a helicopter base for mobile solutions as the easiest (chasing drug smugglers boats in the Gulf of Mexico), and the most difficult tasks (PLO in the open ocean, minesweeping, reconnaissance, patrolling and special transportation. Cargo in war zones).


USS Freedom (LCS-1)

LCS constructed in parallel on two different projects. Fleet ship single body (the project "Lockheed Martin") and a fantastic trimaran from the "General Dynamics" demonstrated complete identity both in terms of cost and in terms of their combat capabilities. And each project had its own merits. As a result, the contract was divided in half - each of the firms received an order for 10 ships.

Particular efforts to deliver the fun of Americans achieve the cherished speed of 50 knots. Despite the powerful power plant by type CODAG (combination of diesel engines and gas turbines) and four Finnish jet "Vyartislya" design speed has not been achieved. In return was received a lot of problems - from fires to GEMs kracking body at high speeds. Today max. speed demonstrated LCS-1 "Freedom." The ship issued on measured mile 47 knots (87 km / h).




The transfer of fuel from the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" on the littoral combat ship "Freedom"

source:
Author Oleg Kaptsov
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Kapal kelas Corvette namun rasa Penjelajah ( Cruiser) bahkan melebihi kemampuan Destroyer.
Kecil tapi cabe rawit agaknya ,
Mungkin lebih bagus seukuran kapal Corvette seperti diatas, daripada memelihara kapal Destroyer atau kapal kelas Cruiser beneran.
Siapa tahu kapal kelas "Sigma" kita juga dapat di - upgrade jadi kapal sekelas penjelajah seperti artikel diatas.
Secara teknis di mungkinkan karena kapal kelas Corvette tersebut telah di lengkapi senjata dan kelengkapan lain sekelas Cruiser.
Mantap nih.!!!
Kapan kelas Sigma kita + PKR kita juga dapat di upgrade menjadi sekelas Cruiser ( Penjelajah}????