johnpjones1775
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as im sure everyone here knows the USN has gotten rid of it's entire PC fleet, leaving a few small cutters and avenger MCMs as the only US naval assets permanently stationed there.
my proposal i'll call the hazard class PC as the USS hazard inspired me.
using the general dimensions of the admirable class sweeps, so we're looking at about 185' long and 30' abeam. i think we could easily manage a PC with a mk110 on the bow, P/S mk38s with a SEARAM on the same deck, along with a rear ramp for ASW drones, and a hedgehog style sonobuoy launcher. the ASW drone could simply be a drone that would carry a LW torpedo, or it could itself be a suicide drone/torpedo.
moderate AAW capability that would be very serious threat to any iranian helicopters that might try to fast rope troops onto merchant ships, plenty of anti-surface capability to fend of a fairly large number of FAC/FIAC, and of course some (not very much) ASW capability for prosecuting enemy subs in shallow waters.
my proposal i'll call the hazard class PC as the USS hazard inspired me.
using the general dimensions of the admirable class sweeps, so we're looking at about 185' long and 30' abeam. i think we could easily manage a PC with a mk110 on the bow, P/S mk38s with a SEARAM on the same deck, along with a rear ramp for ASW drones, and a hedgehog style sonobuoy launcher. the ASW drone could simply be a drone that would carry a LW torpedo, or it could itself be a suicide drone/torpedo.
moderate AAW capability that would be very serious threat to any iranian helicopters that might try to fast rope troops onto merchant ships, plenty of anti-surface capability to fend of a fairly large number of FAC/FIAC, and of course some (not very much) ASW capability for prosecuting enemy subs in shallow waters.