Myth_buster_1
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Well - I heard all the surface to air weaponry will be removed from the ship ? no ?
With lack a suitable air defence on a ship its more of a coast guard like operation ship
Well yes , we can get some launchers from China but that will add cost to the ship
So in end we will probbly spend 50-60% of what we would have spent on a brand new ship. Integrating chinese Missiles systems will take TIME and finances
The only thing a BIG plus I guess is the Anti Submarine stuff but we just don't know how good that is yet .....
Tactically if we do induct such a ship we should induct it with Air Defence in place otherwise such a ship is risky
Its a wonderful SHIP ... all respect but its an asset that has to be protected before its commissioned any where with air defences.
Now if we had got 3 Chinese ships with ample Air defence capabilities close to destroyer class then yes this Ship adds a great dimension to the force
But for now its good addition for getting used to larger ships
Do we have any missile boats that can target Air based threats , if so it would be logical to acompany the OHP with missile boat group of 4-5 boats (a temporary solution)
Abbay yaar China this China that is not the answer to Pak every this and that solutions!
This frigate is FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Does not cost a single RUPEE and even the refurbishment will be paid from us funds.
The Mk13 was stripped for USN requirement and were not deliberately stripped for Pak.
The Mk13 is most likely to be reinstated and the AAW and AShW capability will be retained as part of the package.
i even dont know how you are calculating the cost of this ship. How did you come to a conclusion that this frigate will cost 50-60% of a new Chinese Frigate?
IMO if MK13 is retained and if PN chooses SM-2 Block III and new Harpoon it will cost no more then 50 million dollars and the capability will be XX times more then F-22P! The AAW capability in F-22P is a JOKE!