Aamir Hussain
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But with onboard MK13 and ancillary equipment it would be a meaningful addition to the fleet with enhanced capabilities.You're entitled to think that (you would be wrong, but that's you right)
Obviously. Look again. The compressor is atop the Mk13-base. The hose runs from the compressor to elsewhere on the ship. It is elsewhere that the venting is taking place. As said, we've seen this type of venting take place from much closer up on virtually all major new construction of the PLAN, for example. Imagine spray painting inside, or welding. Lots of fumes.
For the hundredth time (so please pay attention): IF (notice that << IF i.e. a condition) it happens to be the case that the McInerney is delivered without a functional Mk13 and STIR radar THEN (notice that << THEN i.e. a consequence) it is necessary take action to fill the glaring lack of SSM and SAM. You can read, can't you?
More effective > at what? Defence against antiship missiles? Not something SM1 is particularly good at. RAM or FL2000 might be much better for that.
Cheaper? You just earlier proposed to get FFG12 and FFG14 out of mothballs. For the price of those 2 in cold transfer, you can have 3-4 in hot transfer.
We have to compute the installation and reactivation cost of the MK13 launcher on the "Hot Transfer" FFG's versus the mothballed FFG's.
The major consideration in all of this would be the payment mode for the hot transfer versus the de-mothballing. In case US is picking up the cost through FMS/EDA/Military Aid (We will have at least $1.5 billion not counting at least $2.0 billion in WOT reimbursements-- available -- with most of the deliveries being done today, are out of already allocated funding).
I have yet to see details of any new major procurement programs to be supported by this fund other than the Perry purchase which will cost us around $600M for eight units. In case we add another 18F-16's to be funded by US Military Aid than that will add up another $1.08 billion. This still leaves room for procurement/transfer of more robust//capable platform over the next three years ($4.5 Billion).
Another interesting spin would be the installation of sensors and equipment released from Type 21 frigates once they are retired on these FFG's.
PN has been known to shift weapon systems from one vessel to another and add capability in stages