Hehehe...you mean like the FC-1? LOL! You crack me up my friend.
South Korean Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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World Maritime News said:
These are very modern, very capable, multi-purpose guided missile frigates. They plan to build at least 15 of these vessels, and perhaps as many as 24. So far they have these:
FFG-811 Incheon Launched: April 2011 Commission: Jan 2013
FFG-812 Gyeonggi Launched: July 2013 Commssion: Oct 2014
FFG-813 Jeonbuk Launched: November 2013 Commission: Dec 2014
Here are their specs:
Displacement: 3,250 tons (Full Load)
Length: 374 ft.
Beam: 46 ft.
Draft: 13 ft.
Propulsion: CODOG, 2 shafts
2 × MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel engine
2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine[1]
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 5,000 mile:
Crew: 40
Armament:
1 x Mk-45 Mod 4 127mm/62 cal. DP gun
1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
1 x RAM Block 1 (21 round launcher)
2 x 4 SSM-700K Hae Sung anti-ship missiles
4 x Hyunmoo-3 cruise missiles
2 x 3 K745 LW Blue Shark torpedoes
Aircraft: Landing Pad and Hanger
1 x SH-60 or Super Lynx ASW/SAR helicopter
A good ASW loadout with the helo, very decent CIWS with the Phalnx and RAM, and 8 anti-shipping missiles and 4 Land attack cruise missiles, and the 5" gun. Very decently outfitted.
These are very modern, very capable, multi-purpose guided missile frigates. They plan to build at least 15 of these vessels, and perhaps as many as 24. So far they have these:
FFG-811 Incheon Launched: April 2011 Commission: Jan 2013
FFG-812 Gyeonggi Launched: July 2013 Commssion: Oct 2014
FFG-813 Jeonbuk Launched: November 2013 Commission: Dec 2014
Here are their specs:
Displacement: 3,250 tons (Full Load)
Length: 374 ft.
Beam: 46 ft.
Draft: 13 ft.
Propulsion: CODOG, 2 shafts
2 × MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel engine
2 × GE LM2500 gas turbine[1]
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 5,000 mile:
Crew: 40
Armament:
1 x Mk-45 Mod 4 127mm/62 cal. DP gun
1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
1 x RAM Block 1 (21 round launcher)
2 x 4 SSM-700K Hae Sung anti-ship missiles
4 x Hyunmoo-3 cruise missiles
2 x 3 K745 LW Blue Shark torpedoes
Aircraft: Landing Pad and Hanger
1 x SH-60 or Super Lynx ASW/SAR helicopter
A good ASW loadout with the helo, very decent CIWS with the Phalnx and RAM, and 8 anti-shipping missiles and 4 Land attack cruise missiles, and the 5" gun. Very decently outfitted.
And let's not forget the 10 year, one million mile warranty! brat
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Equation
Lieutenant General
Bingo!
True, but it's still a copy (although smaller version) as in looks and design of the F-35 with mostly US tech in it.
thunderchief
Senior Member
They decided to reduce number from 60 to 40 (with option to buy 20 more if they find enough funds ) to fit into budget of $7.7 billion . Therefore , price of the single F-35A would be well above $150 million .
Depends what all is included in the deal. My guess is that there will be significant funds in there for training, spare parts, etc. which would have to be purchased separately anyway, and would therefore lower the overall cost per aircraft.
We will know more should they release those details once a deal is struck.
thunderchief
Senior Member
Yes , but same things would have been included in F-15SE deal for around $100million per plane . There is no point in beating around the bush , F-35 is very expensive plane - it better be worth all that money .
It is expensive. Clearly the ROK Military feels it is worth it...they went to great lengths to get the deal.
Time will tell if it actually is.
Personally, I believe the F-35 will end up being the modern F-16 and will be very widely exported.
Jura The idiot
General
A question came to my mind: What would be the "value" of F-35 compared to Su-27 (and to F-15 and F-22), in the sense "defined" in http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/air-force/mathematical-model-air-air-combat-loses-6641.html (in particular, you can guess its attrition coefficient
would it be closer to that for F-15, or for F-22?)