nest, the claim if OPH frigates to be superior is and cant be backed up by any evidence. they are of different class. the only good they can bring is VLS for missiles but the ones comming to us lack this abiity, infact, they are stripped of most of there weaponary!
So, what do you consider several radars (AN/SPS-49, AN/SPS-55, Mk 92 fire control system), sonar suite (SQS-56, SQR-19 Towed Array), EW/ECM suite (SLQ-32(V)2, Flight III with sidekick,
Mark 36 SRBOC), AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, 2 triple Mark 32 Anti-submarine warfare torpedo tubes with Mark 46 or Mark 50 anti-submarine warfare torpedoes, an OTO Melara 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun, a 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 LAMPS multi-purpose helicopters?
The only thing that was taken off all operational active USN Perry's is the launcher arm of the Mk13 launcher (so no Harpoon and SM1 can be fired) and the STIR illuminator radar (used for SM1 guidance). There is no sign the rest of the Mk13 launcher was removed. The removed item can very easily be reinstalled
No used Perry class ships that went to foreign navies were ever stripped. The stripping story is just that, a story (as in FICTION)
insisting a Phlanx1B, the best we MAY get to be superio then the chines CIWS is adain arguable. more over the OPH are some thirty year old ships, they will be comming in for 65 million dollar and many more will be spend on them for weapon system and also the helicopters? dont forget this. now you yourself have said in a post that OPH are more of a stop gap then do you really thiink that they are worth some 90-100 million dollar serving us for just 8 - 10 years when F22p, Type 54 would have served us for decades to come.
Perry class (crew 190+aircrew):
$65 million Acquisition Cost
$16 million
Unit Operating Cost (Annual Average)
> PN lifetime (10 years) cost = $65+160 million = $215 million
> $21.5 million per ship per year
F22P class (crew 170+aircrew):
$175 million Acquisition cost
$14 million est. annual operating cost (based on relative crew sizes only)
> PN lifetime (30 years) cost = $175+420 million = $595 million
> $19.8 million per ship per year
A fairly small difference! Suppose you factor in age (older ship, more repair, higher operating cost) and put F22P operating cost at $10 million annually, it still comes out to 175+300=$475million total or $15,8 million per year.
Next, factor in that Type 054A is more likely well over $250 million initial purchase and at least the same as F22P in annual operating cost.
Whether PN get Perry's or F22Ps, each will have to be provided with helicopter(s). F22P gets 1x Z9 , a Perry would likely get 2 SH2 Seasprite. That makes for a greater expense in helicopters, though it should be kept in mind Z-9s are NEW and SH2 would be used (making the difference smaller) and possibly as foreign military assistance (i.e. no charge for aircraft only for cost of refit/transfer). Perry would need a bigger aircrew. In all though I don't think there will be much of a difference in expense for air complement either way.
. i mean there have been so many posts relationg to stripping of weapons system for example the launch platform for Anti-ship and Anti-Air missiles that i dont want to keep on posting them again and again. it have been discussed on a NUMBER of threads!!
