lets's see. first of all, you need the newdrawn parts of the APAR and SMART-L, they are in the dutch parts sheet thread.
Do you have a link? I just used the radars from the main shipbucket site, but looking at the things you guys have posted I suppose there are more parts sheets somewhere here.
the reason your ship is short, is because you've drawn it quite compact. the AGS is at the outher edge of the bow, the hangar is small and...... you left no place for any powerplant.
Hm. I'll change that. But first redraw the ship, like you suggest.
keep in mind the LCF is an destroyer in all but name, so you have an destroyer sized ship now. perfectly capable IMO, but I would lengthen it a bit if you want an cruiser. let's see: 170-180 meters, 160 on waterline? that would be perfect IMO.
I suppose it should be as long as neccesary to fir all the systems, really.
it is long enough for all weapons now.... but not for the powerplant, hence I suggested to resize it. keep the same size means less weapons then you have now.
first we select the weapons now, as role and radars have be decided.
let's see. you'll want an multirole gun, powerfull enough for land attack but suitable far AA as well. I suggest an OTO 127 or a gun of similar size (US 4.5 inch, for example)
OTO 127 sounds good. Eh, 140mm and 120mm is the current standard in Dystopianus, so I might as well want to re-chamber the gun.
Also, would an AGS in a smaller calibre be any good?
AGS is only land bombardment. an multirole gun is better.... an 120 mm OTO 127 could work better, IMO...... as I don't know of any real life gun with 140 or 120 mm on modern ships.
then we start looking at the missiles. you'll need ABM, area defence and self defence. for example : SM-3, SM-2 and ESSM, or ASTER 15 and 30.
Okay. I am not sure, but I have previously used RAM as self defence, Sea Viper as area defence, and TMS22 as ABM. Is that okay? (Not sure if RAM counts as self-defence...)
Maybe not the best choice, so if there are better options you can try to convince me.
sea viper = the ASTER system, if I'm not wrong. this gives an small problem: the APAR is not designed for use with the ASTER. but I guess it could work, need to search a bit for that.
I count RAM as CIWS though, and we will get back to that later.
then you'll need ASM and ASuM. for example, harpoon and ASROC
I already chose Sea Eagle for anti-ship duties, and the K-ASROC for anti-submarine. Is that fine?
sounds good to me, I just put up all steps for future reference.
the last system you might want, is the possibility to take cruise missiles. as those fit in an MK-41 VLS, I will get back to you later on those.
Hm, interesting. I thought those cruise missiles weren't much different from anti-ship missiles, but I guess there's more then just that.
cruise missiles = long range and land attack. while cruise missiles can sometimes be used as ASM missiles, their design is different.
we will forget the underwater hull for now as well, but don't put anything on the drawing except for the missiles you are gonna use. no launchers whatsoever for now.
Aw, you don't like my drawing, do you?
But I understand, it's not that much of a proper SB drawing.
we will get back to your original structure when all systems are on..... you can keep that style, but not that setup
then the last point for now: airwing. I would say: 2-3 UAV helicopters, and 2 antisub/LAMPS helo's. select an type, and put them in the air above the hull you have now.
So... 3 Dash helo's, and 2 Sea Hawks?
Or maybe instead of Dash something with limited transport capabilities.
What do you think of these, as of now?
sounds good, seahawk = transport. UAV doesn't need it.
oow and for the parts:
viewforum.php?f=16
here you find all the stuff that isn't on the main site (yet)
the dutch parts sheet can be found in it's own thread.