"Fifth River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel for Royal Navy " Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Apr 2017 3:22 p.m. PST |
"BAE Systems welcomed Mr Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, to its Govan shipyard in Glasgow last week to cut the first metal and begin construction of SPEY, the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Royal Navy…"
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 24 Apr 2017 10:43 p.m. PST |
A few more would be useful. Might be needed over the next few years. |
| Gaz0045 | 24 Apr 2017 11:23 p.m. PST |
Another 15-20 will be needed, just for the Channel and North Sea! At least all the admirals would have a boat each. |
| PMC317 | 25 Apr 2017 3:03 a.m. PST |
Does it have any actual weapons? I can't see any and am both curious and too lazy to google it :p |
| freerangeegg | 25 Apr 2017 3:10 a.m. PST |
A 30mm Cannon and 2 Autoguns. Plenty for fishery protection and customs. Much more useful than mixing it with trawlers with Frigates |
| Mike Target | 25 Apr 2017 5:26 a.m. PST |
I think the batch2's get an extra pair of mgs or miniguns or something.
tbh it still doesnt sound like much.
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| Bangorstu | 25 Apr 2017 7:43 a.m. PST |
It's a patrol boat designed for fisheries protection and pirates. We're not expecting it to take on the Russians. |
| 14th NJ Vol | 25 Apr 2017 4:50 p.m. PST |
How does it compare to the U.S. LCS class? They look similar. Under armed? |
| Tired Mammal | 26 Apr 2017 4:48 a.m. PST |
How does it compare to the U.S. LCS class? – A lot cheaper and floats in the North Sea. I suspect it is also better a ramming fishing boats as well. Its a fishery protection vessel so a 30mm is more than adequate. |
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