That would be INS Ardha Matanga or INS Airavat and acquires a totally opposite meaning than what it implies in english 😉

Uhm, no, she commonly referred to as INS Matanga. INS Airavat is not a tug of any kind but a landing ship.

You missed my later comment 😉

right :p

That’s true, but a duplicate can always be made.

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No need to be mad Wanshan. Vikram is a lemon and no one can change that.

IN is going to waste a considerable amount of resources on that lemon.

1. India has INS Matanga.
2. You are entitled to your opinion. Afaik, it has yet to be determined whether she is a lemon (and, basically, to do that she needs to be in service first). You appear to be confusing the performance of the contractor(s) with that of the ship itself.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDUxNDU1NTE2.html

Was that before or after the accident?

Obviously, the mishap occurred during the trial run (not the other way around)

a discarded european CVS like Principe de Austrias f

In May 2012 rumours emerged that the Príncipe de Asturias could be withdrawn from active service and placed in a state of “restrictive standby” along with two of the F-80 Santa Maria class frigates due to the financial pressures on the Spanish government. Any decision on the fate of the vessel would have to be taken at the highest possible level due to the status of the ship as the flagship of Spanish Navy.

NO such decision has been taken yet…. the operant term is ‘considering’

PdA aside (which only apparently became an option in may 2012), which other Euro CVS’ would have been or are available at the time the Indian’s need to decide? The Invincible class remained in service or went to the breakers when retired. Foch went to Brazil, with Clemenceau providing spares. Garibaldi remains in service. There WERE no available discarded Euro CVS’ and there MAY be 1 in the forseeable future.

OTherwise, agree

Its just a scientific-research vessel :p

…floating casino, you mean!

To be honest I am fairly supportive of this plan, any advantages Goalkeeper had over Phalanx have been eroded over the years. The ballistic end performance against a missile of the tungsten darts are similar. The advantage of being able to accept off platform data from the ships FCS that Goalkeeper had is mute as later Phalanx blocks can do the same thing. Phalanx had a couple of interesting upgrade paths with the SeaRAM/RIM116 and LaWS. The cost savings through streamlining of logistics and training can’t be ignored.

Selling the mounts, spares, logistics equipment and even the ammunition brings good value to the tax payer.

METRIC DESIGNATION 20 x 102
RIM DIAMETER 29.5
NATIONALITY USA
PROJECTILE HEI / 102
VELOCITY 1,030
NAME / WEAPONS 1950s M39, M61, M197 GIAT 20M621

METRIC DESIGNATION 30 x 173
RIM DIAMETER 44.0
NATIONALITY CH / USA
PROJECTILE HE / 360
VELOCITY 1,080
NAME / WEAPONS 1960s (steel) Oe KCA; (alloy) GAU-8/A a/c / CIWS, MK 30, Bushmaster AFV

http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/ammotables.htm

Just to give an idea of the difference…

In recent years, the Vulcan 20 mm gun that is the heart of this weapon has increasingly been seen as not being effective enough against modern missile threats. For example, the planned DD(X) destroyers of the USS Zumwalt (DD-1000) class will use the Bofors 57 mm Mark 110 for last-ditch defense and other warships are using the Sea RAM (RIM-116) anti-missile system.

Phalanx Ammunition

Type: Fixed
Weight of Complete Round:
Mark 149: 0.58 lbs. (0.263 kg)
Mark 244: N/A
Projectile Types and Weights
(see Note 2) APDS Mark 149 – 0.22 lbs. (0.10 kg)
APDS Mark149-2 – 0.22 lbs. (0.10 kg)
APDS Mark 149-4 – 0.22 lbs. (0.10 kg)
APDS ELC Mark 244-0 – 0.33 lbs. (0.15 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A – Solid Tungsten Penetrator
Projectile Length 6.62 in (16.8 cm)
Propellant Charge N/A
Cartridge 20 x 102 mm
Muzzle Velocity Mark 149: 3,650 fps (1,113 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun Block 0: 989 rounds per magazine
Block 1: 1,550 rounds per magazine

Range
Elevation With 0.22 lbs. (0.11 kg) Mark 149-4 APDS
Range @ 45 degrees 6,000 yards (5,500 m)
Maximum effective range 1,625 yards (1,490 m)

Weight Early models: 12,500 pounds (5,625 kg)
Later models: 13,600 pounds (6,120 kg)

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Phalanx.htm

GOALKEEPER

Ammunition
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Type Fixed
Weight of Complete Round
PGU-14/B API: 1.62 lbs. (0.735 kg)
PGU-13/B HE-I: 1.48 lbs. (0.671 kg)
APDS-T: 1.23 lbs. (0.560 kg)
FMPDS: 1.37 lbs. (0.620 kg)
Projectile Types and Weights API: 0.94 lbs. (0.425 kg)
HE-I: 0.79 lbs. (0.360 kg)
APDS-T: 0.50 lbs. (0.225 kg)
FMPDS: 0.52 lbs. (0.234 kg)
Bursting Charge HE-I: 0.12 lbs. (0.056 kg) HE/Incendiary
Projectile Length N/A
Complete Round – 11.4 in (29 cm)
Propellant Charge 0.33 to 0.34 lbs. (0.150 to 0.156 kg) RP1313 single base propellant
Cartridge 30 x 173 mm
Muzzle Velocity API – 3,225 fps (983 mps)
HE-I: 3,350 fps (1,021 mps)
APDS-T: 4,019 fps (1,225 mps)
MPDS: 3,773 fps (1,150 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition Stowage per gun 1,190 rounds on mounting

Range.
Elevation With 0.94 lbs. (0.425 kg) API Penetrator
Maximum Effective Range about 2,200 yards (2,000 m)
Min/Max Range 160 to 3,300 yards (150 to 3,000 m)

Weight On Mount: 14,018 lbs. (6,358 kg) (incl. 1,190 rounds of ammunition)
Off Mount: 7,766 lbs. (3,523 kg)
Total: 21,784 lbs. (9,881 kg)

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNNeth_30mm_Goalkeeper.htm

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