Every corvette design with the exception of Freedom and Independence maxes out at 30 knots or a little above.Only Visby class have 35 knot speed but that design is highly inadequate to hold the firepower asked by Navy.Saar 72 also maxes out at 30kn.If Navy really wants that speed and firepower,the ship should have COGAG or CODAG propulsion.But Navy prefers diesel engines for littoral ships.
Exactly, which is why I don't think you will be seeing that klind of corvette.
Saar 72 does not max out at 30kn. IAI states " speed of
above 30kn with an extended endurance". The hull is clearly based on previous FACs.
Saar 4.5
Displacement:
- 498 tonnes (full load - Aliya subclass)
- 488 tonnes (full load - Hetz subclass)
Length: 61.7 m (202.43 ft)
Beam: 7.62 m (25.00 ft)
Draft: 2.8 m (9.19 ft)
Recorded top speeds for Saar 4.5s
- 33 knots (61 km/h) (top speed - Aliya)
- 34 knots (63 km/h) (top speed - Hetz)
Saar 72
Displacement: 800
tonnes
Length: 72 m (236.22 ft)
Beam: 10.25 m (33.63 ft)
Draft: less than 3 m (9.84 ft)
Speed:
- cruise: 18kn
- sustained: 28kn
- maximum: above 30kn
These are all diesel ships....
Yes sir, .... Maybe I should replace Israel with Germany and then every thing would be fine ...
But on a serious note are there any other drawbacks other than limited range of the SAAR5/6?
No, you should be accurate. Saar 6 is a GERMAN designed ship. Just like the SAAR 5 is an Litton Ingals (USA) product.
WHAT LIMITED RANGE OF SAAR5 / SAAR6?
- RANGE AT WHAT SPEED?
- LIMITED COMPARED TO WHAT?
Saar 3 Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 15 kn
Saar 4 Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)
Saar 4.5 Range:
- 4,800 nmi (8,900 km) at 19 knots
- 2,200 nmi (4,100 km) at 30 knots
Saar 5 Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km), this according to wiki
Naval technology: The propulsion system provides a maximum speed of 33kt. The cruise speed on the diesel engines is 20kt and the endurance is 4,000 nautical miles.
Saar 6 Range: 4,000
nmi (7,400 km) at 15 kn
Saar 72 Range: 3,000 nmi (5,500 kilometres)
By comparison
Visby: Range: 2,500
nmi (4,600 km) at 15 kn
Comandanti class 3500 nmi at 14 kn
Ada class Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,480 km) @ 15 kn
Minerva class Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 kn
Kamorta class Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 kn
Khukri/Kora class: Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) @ 16 kn
Singapore Victory class Range: 4,000
nmi (7,400 km) at 18 kn