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If I may be so impertinent to suggest that
Sir (George) Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar
be used for the name of the second Macquarie class instead of B&W
He is one of the great unsung heroes of Australian and polar exploration.

Thanks Rusel for the suggestion and I have changed the name of the second in class accordingly.

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IFACGS Wilkins

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I have upgraded IFAS Castlemaine by replacing the AN/SPG-62 directors with CEA-MOUNT Trainable Arrays. There have also been some minor modifications to the superstructure - mainly around the directors.

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I think two arrays are much more likely than three. Recall that each array has ICWI capability.

Two (for one on each bearing, and two on 80% of bearings) seems plenty.

i think your CEA-MOUNT not big for SM-2 if compare with AN/SPG-62

They're trainable Phased Array mounts. They can project pencil beams instead of flashlight beams.

Personally I'd still add three for maximum overall coverage, but that's personal.

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I think that for where they are and what they're liable to be doing two illuminators is probably fine. One thing though, whilst I know ESSM has tailfins and not just strakes by no stretch of the imagination are the fins as large as that! Also more than likely the nose cone would be / is a pale hemp or off white colour not red. Other than that minor niggle I look forward to seeing more from you!

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No idea what those are actually, but they don't match the ESSM in the USN parts sheets. I should know, I drew that one. Those tail fins really are much too big for ESSM.

Edit: I have to say though, the Brisbane class is one of the more believably looking AltUniverse ships I've seen. In fact all of these designs are pretty realistic looking.

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It looks like a mix between Aster and ESSM

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