Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Normal
Well then with VL Sea Dart, VL Ikara and COGAG Spey all in the 1960s its just Swingpunk*. As likely as Turtledove's ridiculous transplant of Fort Drum from the middle of the wide channel approaches to Manilla to the estuarine mouth of Pearl Harbour. Though at least you could build Fort Drum on Ohahu unlike these 1970s and 80s tech in the 60s.Real tech changes in the 60s that would make a difference are very limited. Seacat 2 is probably the most likely and significant. Less likely but just as significant would be anti ship Turanna. The RN and RAN could just do what the French did to make Exocet: buy on OTS missls guidance system to stick on thier missle. The French brought the West German Kormoran system, the Brits and Aussies could buy the Swedish RBS-04 system. Make for a far superior missle to Exocet that can use Ikara launchers or lightweight coffin boxes.As to guns the RN's real lack was a good dual pupose gun and/or AA gun. The Vickers 3" gun on Leader would squash the Argntine air strikes just as effectively as Sea Cat 2 or a wider fleet of Sea Wolf but do so with a lot more noise and flash for the TV news. The Vickers 4" gun in place of 4.5" Mks 6 and 8 would put a severe dent in the Argentine tac air and also provide first rate NGS.This was available tech that just needed a bit more analytical thinking from the RN to put into the fleet.
Well then with VL Sea Dart, VL Ikara and COGAG Spey all in the 1960s its just Swingpunk*. As likely as Turtledove's ridiculous transplant of Fort Drum from the middle of the wide channel approaches to Manilla to the estuarine mouth of Pearl Harbour. Though at least you could build Fort Drum on Ohahu unlike these 1970s and 80s tech in the 60s.
Real tech changes in the 60s that would make a difference are very limited. Seacat 2 is probably the most likely and significant. Less likely but just as significant would be anti ship Turanna. The RN and RAN could just do what the French did to make Exocet: buy on OTS missls guidance system to stick on thier missle. The French brought the West German Kormoran system, the Brits and Aussies could buy the Swedish RBS-04 system. Make for a far superior missle to Exocet that can use Ikara launchers or lightweight coffin boxes.
As to guns the RN's real lack was a good dual pupose gun and/or AA gun. The Vickers 3" gun on Leader would squash the Argntine air strikes just as effectively as Sea Cat 2 or a wider fleet of Sea Wolf but do so with a lot more noise and flash for the TV news. The Vickers 4" gun in place of 4.5" Mks 6 and 8 would put a severe dent in the Argentine tac air and also provide first rate NGS.
This was available tech that just needed a bit more analytical thinking from the RN to put into the fleet.
