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HV-01 Polar Bear VI still using the G3 in limited numbers.

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8 cell vls?
how?
this is ship is based of the spanish alvaro frigate which holds 48 cells

The primary focus of the Nansen class is ASW/ASuW, like the Oslo they replaced:

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And unlike the Álvaro de Bazán which are optimized for air defense, with secondary ASW capabilities.

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During the design phase air defense wasn't a major concern, but was later added. If needed a second VLS can be added to the ships, room was retained for an additional launcher, as seen here on Thor Heyerdahl.

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With NSM, NH90, torpedo tubes and depth bombs, torpedo countermeasures - active and passive - and mine countermeasures equipment, these ships were optimized to hit anything floating, be it above or below water, and carry a VLS system for self defense while relying on their ability to be networked into the rest of the Norwegian Military or allied forces for fleet defense.

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They're ship killers and regularly hone their teeth against Norwegian and allied submarines, as Thor Heyerdahl is doing her, as seen from Utsire's periscope.

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so does any of the 8 cells hold the rum-139 anti sub missile/torpedo?
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I believe VL-ASROC is only in service with the United States and Japan, so probably no.

But our Nansen's can carry a VL-NSM.

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Not an anti-submarine weapon, but an extended range anti-ship and land attack missile instead. Yup, NSM has a land attack capability too. I wonder if JSM has an anti-ship capability:enjoy:.

 
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A quick head's up; most of the photos of the Danish Armed Forces are actually really large, we're talking about 4000 X 2333 resolution minimum, so click the photo to resize them and better glimpse details.

Click the photos above to see what I'm talking about:happy:.
 
They've since been removed from the region, but early into the Afghan War, Norwegian F-16s could be found supporting ISAF and American ground units:

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These aircraft were based in Ganci AB in Kyrgyzstan.
 

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