Talk:Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate

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Guess the US navy is going to remove the SM1 missiles. Pretty much make these ships useless.

Not at all. They've never fired a missile in anger. Their great strength has always been the LAMPS-3 helo, equipped with anti-ship missiles. Bbpen 20:59, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Kind of takes the G out of FFG. I wonder if I was the last one to toss birds off the Elrod before it lost it's launcher? Tossed 3 plus one dud jet in 2000. Sad to see it go. Out180 05:42, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Air Defence, What Air Defence

So now the farthest that an Oliver Hazard Perry can defend itself against air attack is the max range of the puny Phalanx (maybe a thousand yards effective range) or a mile if they carry Stingers.

Can you say "Sitting Duck".

Have they actually removed the launchers and magazine ? I guess that gives them more casualty space - they'll need it......

maybe they rename them the missle sponge class-theman50554

That's a pretty ignorant statement if you look at the jobs FFGs are doing around the globe, VBSS, MIO, CSG/ESG, along with Force Protection at a scale the Coast Guard would like to have....maybe they'll rename the class "Workhorse".

I'd rather have a Phalanx whizzing heavy rounds at an incoming any day......the track record of the SM-1 was anything other than stellar.

Sure didn't do much to stop that Exocet, now did it?

Sea skimming missiles, such as the Exocet, are within the design parameters of the SM-1 missile and the MK-92 fire control system. The operator is the weakest link, although the fire control system does not give as clear a picture of in incoming missile as, for instance, the Aegis system does. For quick reaction shots, such as against an Exocet, range is not as important as automated detection and tracking. The horizon limits detection range to under 20 miles. A point defense missile system may well be an upgrade over the MK-92 fire control.

[edit] Include Australian Upgrade Program

Should I Include some info on Australian ships here or perhaps start a topic called the Adelaide class frigate.

I propose something along the lines, Introduction, FIG 7s in US Service - Including baptism of fire, FIG 7s in Australian Service, FIG 7s in Spanish Service & FIG 7s in Taiwanese Service,Then transfers and new operators. Finnally the ships list.

Would need some help filling details of other country's (Other than Australia) history(how/why they got OHPs), plans for them etc.

--B Robert Harrow 29 June 2005 22:48 (UTC)

Shipmates on the beach

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Navy2.jpg#filelinks

--Rlhoward59 04:26, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

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