Alrite, same as the lancer thread.
SH-2 Seasprite (F) model
Superseasprite (G) model
It's and ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Helicopter, although it use to serve the transportation role. Ships use sonar to locate submarines, and the SH-2 Destroys them. Also, it was used to monitor the Russians.
Real world facts about the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
Power: 2 1285-kW General Electric T700-GE-401/403C; F model has dual 1007-kWw T58-GE-8F Turboshafts
Armament: 2 Mk 46/Mk 50 torpedoes; The G model can carry an AGM-65 Maverick AG missile, and a .30 cal mg can be mounted on the doors. Depth charges may also be used.
Maximum Speed: 265 K/H, however, it usually cruises at 230 KpH
Range: 679 Km
Country of Origin: America
Manufacturer: Kaman
Ceiling: 5670M
Kaman’s SH2F Seasprite and SH2G SuperSeasprite are the ASW (Anti-submarine-warfare) variants of this capable helicopter. In the Vietnam War, it played a transport role. Before that, it was a rescue helicopter and utility copter, and was ship-launched. One of its biggest accomplishments was a 1968 rescue mission deep into enemy territory. Commander Clyde Lassen flew his SH-2 into enemy territory to rescue a downed F-4 Phantom crewmember. He was one of only two people who were awarded the Medal of Honour in that conflict for his daring actions.
Today, these are deadly weapons for use against submarines. Although not as capable as Sikorsky’s SH-60B Seahawk, these are still very capable aircraft. SH-2F’s were gradually replaced with the more heavy hitting and more heavily armored SH-2G Super Seasprite. Kaman is famous for the use of their meshing rotors. However, the F and G models do not use the meshing rotors, instead opting for the more conventional single rotor design. The SH-2G also carries a more powerful engine, and the AGM-65 Maverick missile. This missile is incredibly powerful, and although they are only useful against surface ships, they can cripple large ships and destroy smaller ones. The SH-2F and even the G model usually carried, and some still do carry, the Mk 46 anti-submarine air-launched homing torpedo, a NATO standard weapon. However, the Soviet submarine hulls, and other submarine hulls, are getting much thicker and more durable, rendering this torpedo obsolete. The more powerful Mk 50 is used with more effect.
An SH-2 attacks like this. Its parent ship will acquire a submarine through the use of its onboard passive or active Sonar. Then, the SH-2F or G is sent out to engage the submarine. As the Seasprite approaches, the ship guides Kaman’s Seasprite toward the target. The seasprite will then drop sonobuoy’s or use MAD gear which reacts to the magnetic field of a target. The crew will launch a torpedo or a depth charge at the target, from a nearby position. If a torpedo is used, the Mk 46/50 will do a spiral search pattern to acquire the target, and because it’s a homing torpedo, it will locate the target and hone in on it. If the first hit fails to destroy the submarine, a second torpedo is fired or new orders are given to the flight crew. However, many Seasprites only carry one torpedo on standard patrol missions, so the helicopter is most effective when its parent ship locates a submarine nearby. That way, it can be properly equipped. The US Navy frigates amd destroyers use the SH-2G.
The SH-2 rescue variants had floatation devices so that it could safely ditch in calm water only.
Britain utilizes the Lynx, and the USSR utilized the ka-25 Hormone-A
Discuss
SH-2 Seasprite (F) model
Superseasprite (G) model
It's and ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Helicopter, although it use to serve the transportation role. Ships use sonar to locate submarines, and the SH-2 Destroys them. Also, it was used to monitor the Russians.
Real world facts about the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
Power: 2 1285-kW General Electric T700-GE-401/403C; F model has dual 1007-kWw T58-GE-8F Turboshafts
Armament: 2 Mk 46/Mk 50 torpedoes; The G model can carry an AGM-65 Maverick AG missile, and a .30 cal mg can be mounted on the doors. Depth charges may also be used.
Maximum Speed: 265 K/H, however, it usually cruises at 230 KpH
Range: 679 Km
Country of Origin: America
Manufacturer: Kaman
Ceiling: 5670M
Kaman’s SH2F Seasprite and SH2G SuperSeasprite are the ASW (Anti-submarine-warfare) variants of this capable helicopter. In the Vietnam War, it played a transport role. Before that, it was a rescue helicopter and utility copter, and was ship-launched. One of its biggest accomplishments was a 1968 rescue mission deep into enemy territory. Commander Clyde Lassen flew his SH-2 into enemy territory to rescue a downed F-4 Phantom crewmember. He was one of only two people who were awarded the Medal of Honour in that conflict for his daring actions.
Today, these are deadly weapons for use against submarines. Although not as capable as Sikorsky’s SH-60B Seahawk, these are still very capable aircraft. SH-2F’s were gradually replaced with the more heavy hitting and more heavily armored SH-2G Super Seasprite. Kaman is famous for the use of their meshing rotors. However, the F and G models do not use the meshing rotors, instead opting for the more conventional single rotor design. The SH-2G also carries a more powerful engine, and the AGM-65 Maverick missile. This missile is incredibly powerful, and although they are only useful against surface ships, they can cripple large ships and destroy smaller ones. The SH-2F and even the G model usually carried, and some still do carry, the Mk 46 anti-submarine air-launched homing torpedo, a NATO standard weapon. However, the Soviet submarine hulls, and other submarine hulls, are getting much thicker and more durable, rendering this torpedo obsolete. The more powerful Mk 50 is used with more effect.
An SH-2 attacks like this. Its parent ship will acquire a submarine through the use of its onboard passive or active Sonar. Then, the SH-2F or G is sent out to engage the submarine. As the Seasprite approaches, the ship guides Kaman’s Seasprite toward the target. The seasprite will then drop sonobuoy’s or use MAD gear which reacts to the magnetic field of a target. The crew will launch a torpedo or a depth charge at the target, from a nearby position. If a torpedo is used, the Mk 46/50 will do a spiral search pattern to acquire the target, and because it’s a homing torpedo, it will locate the target and hone in on it. If the first hit fails to destroy the submarine, a second torpedo is fired or new orders are given to the flight crew. However, many Seasprites only carry one torpedo on standard patrol missions, so the helicopter is most effective when its parent ship locates a submarine nearby. That way, it can be properly equipped. The US Navy frigates amd destroyers use the SH-2G.
The SH-2 rescue variants had floatation devices so that it could safely ditch in calm water only.
Britain utilizes the Lynx, and the USSR utilized the ka-25 Hormone-A
Discuss
Last edited by pace51 (2010-04-15 13:42:33)
