Is the Destroyer becoming obsolete?

[Mad Indian]

Do you play chess? I think Chess is still relevant in sharpening the skill set.

Destroyers are Bishop, it is to expensive to be treated as an Pawn. For that we need Frigates and Missile boats for distracting the enemy and give them up in case of attack to save these assets.

Yep i play Chess, not a Pro though

Thats what i meant too. Destroyers can also be fitted with more offensive fire power for land strikes too. They can be offensive weapons too

 

[Godless-Kafir]

Yep i play Chess, not a Pro though

Thats what i meant too. Destroyers can also be fitted with more offensive fire power for land strikes too. They can be offensive weapons too

I guess our destroyers are more defensive. We dont have Cruise missile on them yet but the Kh-35 is also good for laying waste to beach front real estate!

 

[bengalraider]

A carrier battle group is the most lethal force on the Ocean.

Even a smaller carrier group like the Vikramaditya would be pretty formidable for a nation which has none.

1 Carrier followed by 2 Destroyers, 2 Nuke Subs and 2 Corvettes and 2 Missile boats is a battle group i think?

You forgot the tanker and the underway replenishment vessels!

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Is the Destroyer becoming obsolete?

The US Navy -- The Destroyer

The destroyer evolved from the need of navies to counter a new ship which made a devastating debut in the Chilean Civil War of 1891 and in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. This was the swift, small torpedo boat that could dash in close to the larger ships, loose their torpedoes and dash away. The world's navies recognized the need for a counter weapon and so the torpedo boat destroyer — later just "destroyer" — was born. From the first U.S. destroyer commissioned in 1902 to the famous ships of World War II to the Spruance-class to the Arleigh Burke-class, the U.S. Navy's destroyers have been evolving. And that evolution continues into the 21st century with the coming of the DD(X).

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The emergence and development of the destroyer, up until World War II, was related to the invention of the self-propelled torpedo in the 1860s. A navy now had the potential to destroy a superior enemy battle fleet using steam launches to drop torpedoes. Fast boats armed with torpedoes were built and called torpedo boats. By the 1880s, these had evolved into small ships of 50-100 tons, fast enough to evade enemy picket boats.

At first, the danger to a battle fleet was considered only to exist when at anchor, but as faster and longer range torpedoes were developed, the threat extended to cruising at sea. In response to this new threat more heavily-gunned picket boats called "catchers" were built which were used to escort the battle fleet at sea. They needed the same seaworthiness and endurance, and as they necessarily became larger, they became officially designated "torpedo boat destroyers", and by the First World War were largely known as "destroyers" in English. The anti-torpedo boat origin of this type of ship is retained in its name in other languages, including French (contre-torpilleur), Italian (cacciatorpediniere), Portuguese (contratorpedeiro), Polish (kontrtorpedowiec), Czech (torpédoborec), Greek (antitorpiliko,αντιτορπιλικό), and Dutch (torpedobootjager).[9]

Once destroyers became more than just catchers guarding an anchorage, it was realized that they were also ideal to take over the role of torpedo boats themselves, so they were fitted with torpedo tubes as well as guns. At that time, and even into World War I, the only function of destroyers was to protect their own battle fleet from enemy torpedo attacks and to make such attacks on the battleships of the enemy. The task of escorting merchant convoys was still in the future.

An important development came in 1884 with HMS Swift,[10] a large torpedo boat with six 47 mm quick-firing guns and three torpedo tubes. While still not fast enough to engage torpedo boats reliably, she at least had the armament to deal with them.

 

[asianobserve]

Destroyer obsolete? Check this upcoming US destroyer...

USS Zumwalt

 

[bengalraider]

Also the french have their own future destroyer in the shape of the DCNS swordship

[video=youtube_share;RK5WOXZknk0]http://youtu.be/RK5WOXZknk0[/video]

 

[Koovie]

If that is so then what is the carrier? They have like 75 expensive fighter jets.

The point is as a Carrier group they are invincible.

just because a modern CBG hasnt been attacked by a well equiped adversary, it doesnt mean that a CBG is invincible

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Destroyers are key players in modern warfare..

Frigates are lighter and faster but less armed



Some times a frigate is more powerful than a destroyer, but that is upto classes of ships of different generation and Nation..

 

[Mad Indian]

Destroyers are key players in modern warfare..

Frigates are lighter and faster but less armed



Some times a frigate is more powerful than a destroyer, but that is upto classes of ships of different generation and Nation..

The frigates and destroyers of nowadays are used for different roles really

For instance Frigates are used for ASW (mainly) and for Air defence, while destroyers can be used for a lot of purposes from land attack to ASW, Air defence etc. It all depends on the role in which they are going to be used which determines their actual strength

That aside, who will win the brawl? Air Force or Navy Answer if you can:bounce:

 

[Kunal Biswas]

:That aside, who will win the brawl? NAVAL avation or Navy Answer if you can:bounce:

Corrected

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Both..

 

[Mad Indian]

Corrected

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Both..

NO i meant, Indian Navy(Inclusive of naval aviation) vs Indian Air force

The mission for the Navy is to defend the port while the mission for the Airforce will be to destroy the port. Who will succeed?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

NO i meant, Indian Navy(Inclusive of naval aviation) vs Indian Air force

The mission for the Navy is to defend the port while the mission for the Airforce will be to destroy the port. Who will succeed?

Off-topic..