Great design with updates to Corvette could be a winner! Suggest two 25mm Mk38 Mod2 each side of funnel, remove boat and replace with Naval anti ship missiles forward of funnel, remove forward gun and replace with Mk41 VLS, fit small hangar for drone's pull to rear landing pad over boat ramp & ensure design to suit landing & refueling M60 Romeo, surveillance fit out with bow sonar, launch tubes each side of rear boat ramp for AS torps.
I would suggest keep the forward gun (76mm Oto-Melara) and add a 14-21 cell RAM Launcher. Utilize drones armed with air-to-surface missiles in the surface strike/reconnaissance role.
@@chrismitchell4622 Here's a question; what dimensions are a tactical 8 cell Mk41? Where in this seaframe could you place one and what else would you need to put a Mk41 onboard such a small vessel, meant for OPV duties. SeaRAm and Phalanx don't need hull penetration and are autonomously operated within their own footprint, they both use the same basic footprint, plus it is complementary to each other and the other weaps outfit. Again what size platform do you think is needed for your idea? Have a good weekend. I know I will, see ya.
Good to have eack OPV ... 2 RAM, 2 X 8 VLS, 2 X 4 EXCOSET (SAM), 1 GUN, Nicki Decoy Missiles, Radar. Were in Reality Our Arafura Class Corvettes should have all the above, plus 2 X 1 AAG and 3 X 2 Torpedo Tobs. Building 12 Corvettes and 6 OPV.
Chillax dude. It is an OPV, not a Corvette or Frigate. Not everything in the military needs to be bullet-proof and bristling with either cannons or missiles. Efficiency matters most. Right tool for the right job.
They are also made from aluminium, the RAN are not happy with aluminium ships when one of the patrol boats was written off when it caught fire in refit, aluminium is a soft metal and there fore does not offer suitable protection.
@@boredatseaAluminium has pros and cons just like steel. The main benefits of Aluminium are reduced weight which significantly improves fuel efficiency and range, alongside naturally being a stealthier material from a RCS perspective.
Something is wrong with this design. Anyone used to looking at vessels of this size will notice the proportions seem wrong and size of fixtures too large for a supposed 83m vessel. In fact all is revealed when the data sheet is examined on the Austal website. Under Austal Offshore Patrol 83, the specs say LOA is 83.4m, but the included drawings reveal the design is actually only 68m LOA. Sloppiness such as this (or is it deceit) not a good sign.
No, the vessel design is 83.4 metres - the '68' you are referencing is from the General Arrangement and indicates frames, not metres. Please let us know if you need any further clarification.
These for the Mexican Navy we need to replace three classes of OPVs even one from WW2 that still serves
Austal have got it right this time - RAN are you listening
Great design with updates to Corvette could be a winner! Suggest two 25mm Mk38 Mod2 each side of funnel, remove boat and replace with Naval anti ship missiles forward of funnel, remove forward gun and replace with Mk41 VLS, fit small hangar for drone's pull to rear landing pad over boat ramp & ensure design to suit landing & refueling M60 Romeo, surveillance fit out with bow sonar, launch tubes each side of rear boat ramp for AS torps.
I would suggest keep the forward gun (76mm Oto-Melara) and add a 14-21 cell RAM Launcher. Utilize drones armed with air-to-surface missiles in the surface strike/reconnaissance role.
@@guderian7795 glad to see someone's suggesting RAM launcher of sometype!! Hell even SeaRAM+Phalanx front and back would be a big help!🤦♂
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@@bourkey4682 VLS is for ESSM not RAM! The reason for 25mm each side is for ship stops and self defense from drones & missiles!
@@chrismitchell4622 Here's a question; what dimensions are a tactical 8 cell Mk41? Where in this seaframe could you place one and what else would you need to put a Mk41 onboard such a small vessel, meant for OPV duties. SeaRAm and Phalanx don't need hull penetration and are autonomously operated within their own footprint, they both use the same basic footprint, plus it is complementary to each other and the other weaps outfit. Again what size platform do you think is needed for your idea?
Have a good weekend. I know I will, see ya.
Awesome
Good👍
Good to have eack OPV ...
2 RAM, 2 X 8 VLS, 2 X 4 EXCOSET (SAM), 1 GUN, Nicki Decoy Missiles, Radar. Were in Reality Our Arafura Class Corvettes should have all the above, plus 2 X 1 AAG and
3 X 2 Torpedo Tobs. Building
12 Corvettes and 6 OPV.
It’s a real pity the RAN didn’t go with this design instead of the Arafura.
Arifurerta?
Length, price, speed, range???
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it may not win the philippine navy opv bid. but it will be soon philippine coast guard vessels
Needs NSM’s. Otherwise 👌🏽
For a boat this big , it has little weaponry , where are its rockets or missiles ??
Chillax dude. It is an OPV, not a Corvette or Frigate. Not everything in the military needs to be bullet-proof and bristling with either cannons or missiles. Efficiency matters most. Right tool for the right job.
Austal are a major player in the Ship building industry - why do we always end up with ships that don't do what we need
Because public servants have specification will travel get wined and dined then by from overseas
They are also made from aluminium, the RAN are not happy with aluminium ships when one of the patrol boats was written off when it caught fire in refit, aluminium is a soft metal and there fore does not offer suitable protection.
@@boredatseaAluminium has pros and cons just like steel. The main benefits of Aluminium are reduced weight which significantly improves fuel efficiency and range, alongside naturally being a stealthier material from a RCS perspective.
Something is wrong with this design. Anyone used to looking at vessels of this size will notice the proportions seem wrong and size of fixtures too large for a supposed 83m vessel. In fact all is revealed when the data sheet is examined on the Austal website. Under Austal Offshore Patrol 83, the specs say LOA is 83.4m, but the included drawings reveal the design is actually only 68m LOA. Sloppiness such as this (or is it deceit) not a good sign.
No, the vessel design is 83.4 metres - the '68' you are referencing is from the General Arrangement and indicates frames, not metres. Please let us know if you need any further clarification.
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Why dont australian government and military buy home made and designed equipment !!??!!