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The Tracker/Tracer/Traders are all perfectly capable of their assigned tasks, they are new build aircraft and they're also smaller than Vikings or Hawkeyes meaning I can ship more of them as required.
For example the E-1 has a better radar system than that which is currently on E-2s. The E-2D with its AESA is still some way off of FOC with the USN let alone an export customer.

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It's nice to see someone sticking with older, tried and true designs (the E-1 Airframes). Plus, they definitely look better than the E-2 airframes.

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Never-weres and provisional studies time...



Obviously they draw from US practice (for better or worse). Reactors would be joint TG/FR affairs based on or descendants of the K15. In short think of them as analogues to Seawolves and Virginias.

The larger boats would be titanium-hulled jobs capable of silly speed and dive characteristics designed to go looking for Alfas and Akulas. The smaller boats would be partially titanium and slower designed as proper fleet boats.

~Mark.

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Nicely updated for your use from the originals BB.

Any specifications on those VLS tubes - identical to those in OHIO class SSGN?

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Very nice submarines.

Very interesting submarine studies.

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Not identical but to the same sort of specifications. Between 6 and 7 weapons per tube.


Ta, they smaller schemes are direct descendants of the Sturgeon and Los Angeles resulting in something close to a Virginia in terms of capability and role.
The larger ones are although similar to a Seawolf in size completely domestic designs.
There's probably going to be more to come as I struggle with trying to come up with a useful fleet capable of patrolling the three million or so square kilometres of the Atlantic and Barents that I have to patrol.

SSPs don't really cut the mustard with regards to ice ops and prolonged diving.
Cheers!

~Mark.

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Tol Galen is not to be messed with. I am curious about what you see as the main threat for your fleet to deal with. I assume you have good relations with the other Atlantic powers and the Russian Navy is certainly no threat to this navy. The navy is certainly well-suited to international obligations. A Tol Galen carrier task force would be a major player!

Modern day threats are mainly of the asymmetric variety. Relations with the Atlantic powers are indeed good. There's obviously Cod Wars happening with the Icelanders though.
The main commitments post CW are defence of other commonwealth nations either unable to or not capable of defending themselves militarily, protection of Galenian trade abroad (anti-piracy and narco ops) and finally deterrence, deterrence from aggression either the Southern Indian ocean towards Avalon or in the South Atlantic towards British possessions there under a mutual defence-pact. Having such a wide area to roam and look after necessitates quite a large standing navy though these days probably more frigates and sloops would be welcomed.

Our task forces would indeed be major players!

~Mark.

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