RUM-139 VL-Asroc

[Kapitan]

Originally Posted by ASWnut101

I'm going to go ahead and step into the frying pan here. I think you both are severely underestimating the potential of the Perry in DW. I disagree that it is a "lightweight" and that "it wouldn't even stand a chance against a Russian Trantul corvette." DW's Perry has been upgraded quite a bit from it's real-life counterpart...

The FFG's Mk-13 fires the SM-2, a supersonic missile that can attack anything that floats or flies. To be honest, most ships don't even get a chance to detect the missile before it hits them, and when you consider that it can be fired at large targets from more than 20 miles away, you should be able to remain safe from any naval gun (yes, even from an Udaloy-I's ridiculously long range 3.9-inch guns).

The CIWS can handle almost any threat (salvos of Silkworms to supersonic SS-N-19s), and can even stand up to a couple SS-N-27s. It's hardly the system you make it out to be. Oh, and did I mention it's automatic, so you can concentrate on using the SM-2?

Oh, it also carries TWO MH-60 helicopters, which you can use to engage sea, subsurface, and land targets, or use as an extended sensor platform all from more than 20 miles away.

The 3-inch gun is nothing to complain about, and it's 10 mile range is adequate. It's not likely that you'll hit a target from farther than that unless he enjoys making himself a target by driving in a straight line (hint, hint) for long periods of time.

Oh, and Kap, about that "ludicrous" idea of pitting a Perry against a Kirov, well Molon Labe had a video somewhere of him doing just that and winning without a scratch. Can't seem to find it, though...

I was compairing real life not to DW but in DW with a good skipper berhind the helm yes its possible because the kirov and like wise the burkes and ticos havnt got the art of mass launch, ie where they fire everything at once.

Yes the CIWS is fully automatic im aware i drive the FFG as my main platfrom in game but it does have limits one thing i did learn through is missiles in a salvo if you take one out it can destroy the others too effectivly blowing one up you get rid of say 3 or 4 others in the salvo.

the kirov if we had the game set to real life specs dealing with 24 supersonic cruise missiles from 20 miles plus the kirovs main guns wouldnt stand a chance kirovs purpose is to anhialate anything that floats or flys.

perry is a good ASW platform but compairing them to a kirov or a burke is like trying to compair chalk and cheese, perry is not a primary ASUW platform and the kirov is not a primary ASW unit so therefore both have weaknesses.