well the rules say that "delivery systems that can carry a payload of 500 kg" tomahawk carries 450 Kg warhead.
another exception is the MTCR states that it does not supersede prior agreements. british trident were part of an agreement in 1980 (or an extension of US-UK agreement from 1958) which...
hmm...
a multicam with color combination from kostrad camo and DPM color, let's see how effective it were in the field.
also maybe the name tag background should be the same as the camo like this
well the use of angled surface as a stealth feature in submarine is nothing new, it's been around since the 70's with trafalgar-class sub.
and with astute in 2000
only the different between them with 212CD (and the future Royal Navy SSBN/SSN) that the angled surface run the whole boat instead...
"IF" somehow tipun nikung rafale which Tranch 4 we should go with?
buying from BAE we would got Leonardo ECRS Mk.2
while buying Airbus we would got hensoldt ECRS Mk.1
agreed, adding SSN in our inventory would make more headache.
from maintaining, we didn't have much experience handling nuclear stuff and given our track record in maintenance, well...
basing. we must establish a plan if we wanted to operate SSN, where we wanted to base those sub ? if it in...
dutch,
just wanna add some specsheet brochure from thales website
original SM400
https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/database/document/2021-04/SEA%20MASTER%20400-V03.pdf
block 2 SM400
https://www.thalesgroup.com/sites/default/files/database/document/2021-08/SM400_Block_2-V04.pdf
type 23 vls do penetrate their hull but not as much, the main reason they use that box to protect the earlier Sea Wolf missile against the harsh Atlantic environment that they encounter.
i wouldn't put the fault wholly on the army requirement.
most requirement only mention weight, width, height, what gun it uses, how fast it should be, what protection level it is and the system in it.
it's the manufacture job to interpret those requirement into a product.
US army never intended to replace M119 (L118) with M777 (at least not anymore), M777 would serve as added fire power when needed. M119 also preferred by lighter unit because they can be easily moved and rapidly deployed in the field compared to M777.
for SS2 V1 it is a long gun with it 18" barrel but for me the perfect length is SS2 V2 16" it not too long but not to short, also it didn't help than they use fix stock instead collapsible.
i think it was british not US, i rarely seen US forces with bayonet (footage and picture) in afghan, they...