Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20151201145749

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The first surface ship specifically designed for Tiger Arc goes through its paces. Courbet is the lead ship of a new class of destroyers which will provide surface fleets enhanced air and missile defense. It will support the much larger La Motte-Picquet-class cruisers in the dedicated AAW role and the Normandie-class battlecruisers in the anti-aerospace role, and supplement other AMDR-equipped multi-role vessels now being upgraded to the new system (Charles De Gaulle- class carriers, Gambetta-class stealth battlecruisers, and  Suffren and Forbin-class destroyers). It also has a potent anti-surface and land-attack capability.

The Courbet is based on the USN's Zumwalt-class but is much larger. It carries 2 x Mk 90 127mm rail guns in stealthy turrets, 2 x 76mm Oto Melara Ultra Rapido CIWS and 4 peripheral VLS each with 24 missiles (for a total of 96 ready-to-fire missiles plus 96 reloads). To compensate for the lack of large-calibre guns firing long-range (350-500 km) RAGPs, Courbet carries the next-generation upgrade of the venerable Harpoon missile. Hyper Harpoon combines the land-based, multi-role (SSM/SAM) Harpoon fired by SMA mobile launchers and the warhead rocket motor of the FBW-T, providing the fleet with a weapons system that has reach, accuracy, persistence and lethality against air, aerospace and surface threats. It can also embark 2 Durandal fighters for scout/strike missions (1 of which can be serviced in the hangar).

Like the ship it was copied from, it has a tumblehome hull and angled deckhouse. Coupled with the AFOH-developed Next Phantom near-cloak stealth technology, it appears as no more than a small fishing boat in the radar and IR spectrums, while visually its electromagnetic coating alters its colors to adjust to the background, making its size difficult to ascertain. At 345m, it is the biggest destroyer in the fleet, and is larger than most AFOH cruisers.