... Okay, some of you may remember me from my half hearted attempt to draw the Aurora Australis (since done by Lazer) back on the old forum that scared Golly into his first icebreaker binge. Anyway, got slightly overwhelmed with my honours thesis, so haven't really been participating here... But here's a relatively crude cut'n'paste job derived from Flavian Amphitheatre's (
) Brooke class ![[ img ]](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/ChristopherRoach/FFHSwan.png)
Swan class Frigate
With Indonesia increasingly falling under Soviet influence the threat of modern Submarines came home to the Royal Australian Navy. The newly commissioned Type 12 Frigates had already been outpaced by Submarine development and so the need for a new class of ASW escort became paramount. Initial plans were to develop a Helicopter carrying variant of the Charles F Adams class, however this turned out to be cost prohibitive. Instead the RAN settled on a derivative of the Brooke class.
Armoutment (as designed):
1 x 5 inch 54 calibre gun
2 x Sea Mauler point defense SAM launchers (6 round/launcher plus 18 reloads for foward launcher)
2 x Ikara ASW missile launchers (32 rounds)
2 x Mk 32 Triple 12.7 inch ASW torpedo tubes
1 x Wessex ASW Helicopter
Assorted light weapons including 50 cal and 7.62mm Machine guns
Armoutment (as commisioned):
1 x 5 inch 54 calibre gun
2 x Sea Cat point defense SAM launchers (4 round/launcher)
2 x Ikara ASW missile launchers (32 rounds)
2 x Mk 32 Triple 12.7 inch ASW torpedo tubes
1 x Wessex ASW Helicopter
Assorted light weapons including 50 cal and 7.62mm Machine guns
Armoutment (post 1980 refit):
1 x 5 inch 54 calibre gun
1 x Sea Sparrow point defense missile system (8 round launcher and 16 reloads)
2 x Ikara ASW and Antiship missile launchers (32 rounds)
2 x Mk 32 Triple 12.7 inch ASW torpedo tubes
1 x Wessex or Sea King ASW Helicopter
Assorted light weapons including 50 cal and 7.62mm Machine guns
And yeah, before anyone mentions it, I know that 2xIkara launcher plus helo is probably going overboard on ASW weapons...
