Kamorta has a pathetic loadout TBH. Or its one super-sized corvette. Either way, Vietnam is better off sticking to known quantities of Korea, Spain, France, Italy etc.
This has been discussed to death brother and utterly refuted:
The Indian Navy was happy with these ships in the following role until its transition into an aspiring blue water navy. They realized that these ASW corvettes needed to be replaced by a ship which overcame all the drawbacks of the existing class. They also needed a ship which would be equally effective in the littorals as well as in the deep oceans. This resulted in the development of the
Kamorta class corvette. The
Kamorta would offer the following performance enhancements over the
Arnala class.
- Thrice the displacement, resulting in more space for weapons and sensors
- Provision of hangar and helipad for an ASW helicopter
- Advanced radars and sonars
- Long endurance, enabling it to operate in blue water
- Ultra quiet propulsion and engines
- High standard build quality
The Kamorta class has been designed for the sole purpose of hunting submarines. It has a displacement of
3400 tons, a length of
109 m and a beam of
13 m. These dimensions are comparable to that of a frigate as the
Kamorta has been designed for blue water ops as well. The Kamorta is touted by the Indian Navy as having
over 90% indigenous content. The steel and composites which have been used in construction are indigenously made along with a majority of the weapons and sensors. It is powered by
4 Pielstick diesel engines generating
3888 kW each, which drive 2 controllable pitch propellers via the gearboxes. Each ship has a crew of 150 sailors and 15 officers and a very ergonomic design which focuses on crew comfort.
It has the following advanced design features which make it a suitable platform for submarine hunting.
- X-form hull with sloped superstructure sides which reduce radar cross-section and make it very stealthy.
- Raft mounted gearbox and engines, which damp the vibrations and reduce the acoustic signature of the ship. This is important to remain undetected from hostile submarines.
- Range of 6500+ km at 18 kts ( 33km/hr) which allows long deployments
- Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion for quiet and efficient running of the ship
X-form hull to deflect radar
You can see from this that special emphasis has been laid on reducing the acoustic signature of the ship as much as possible. This is very important while it is searching for hostile submarines. The
Kamorta needs to detect the submarines and engage them before it itself is detected and engaged.
The Indian Navy needed a ship which has the armament of a 1200 ton corvette and the endurance of a 3400 ton frigate
The Kamorta is not under-armed, but over-sized
There is a widespread misconception that the Kamorta is poorly armed for a 3400 ton ship. But it is very wrong to look at things like that at face value without understanding the logic and naval doctrine for behind them. The Indian Navy needed a ship which has the armament of a 1200 ton corvette and the endurance of a 3400 ton frigate. Basically it is not under-armed, but over-sized. By 2017, it is expected to receive its SAM package consisting of 16-32 VL-Mica missiles which have a range of 15 km and an active seeker. This missile can intercept sea-skimming and supersonic cruise missiles and protect the Kamorta class from submarine launched cruise missiles.
https://defencyclopedia.com/2015/09...sis-of-indias-deadly-anti-submarine-corvette/
Small pocket destroyers bro, don't think too much, lets get confirmation first.
Well it was about 8 months ago when I was told that these 3 naval vessel types are on the discussion table with Vietnam.
1. Modified Kamorta
2. Modified Saryu
3. High speed patrol vessels.
A modified version of the IN's Saryu class OPVs will be far more affordable:
And GSL has proposed a modified 105 metre version for the export market:
But it all depends on what the VN is looking for, the modified Saryu class will offer a decent "bang for buck" with all modern ammenities and with high endurance.