Type 45 Batch 2.
Replace the currently fitted Sylver A50 VLS with the A70 variant and install a further 48 cells in the aft position. To those I’d add SCALP Naval, and in the meantime, add an AGM-84 launcher to the superstructure, pending the development of a new anti-ship missile. I’d also want to look into the possibility of adding a SeaRAM launcher to supplement the Aster 15/CAMM missiles for protecting the ship from close range airborne threats.
Furthermore, I’d replace the existing 4.5″ gun with an Oto Melara 127/64 and add Vulcano guided munitions to the Type 45’s arsenal, and drop Phalanx 1B in favour of Millenium Gun mounts in their place. However, in an ideal world I would prefer to have the Bofors MK.110 57mm rapid fire gun with 3P ammunition as my CIWS of choice, but I realise this probably wouldn’t fit in place of a Phalanx.
As a final touch, I’d apply these upgrades to the rest of the fleet, and order another six of the class to give the Navy the 12 they need.
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