Kolkata Class Destroyers Update

[Twinblade]

@Twinblade

look at this pic,

2 blocks of 4x4 barak-8 VLS situated right after BrahMos VLS. Considering similar no. on the aft 16+16=32.
Also no. of BrahMos looks like only 8, though hard to tell.

It seems both you and I are wrong. There are VLS cells up back as well, so that would make it a total of 4 blocks with 16 missiles each.

As far is Brahmos VLS is concerned, the VLS design by L&T is for 8 missiles each.

 

[Eastman]

yeah it seems like 8x2 BrahMos

but yes me to expected some more VLS Baraks
I wished 64 or 48

 

[Eastman]

White colour VLS top

 

[WMD]

It seems both you and I are wrong. There are VLS cells up back as well, so that would make it a total of 4 blocks with 16 missiles each.

As far is Brahmos VLS is concerned, the VLS design by L&T is for 8 missiles each.

Sorry, my mistake. What I wanted to convey is that there are 4 VLS blocks(2 on the front, 2 on the aft) of 2x4 or 4+4 cells/Barak-8 missiles.

i.e. 16+16=32(forward+aft) Barak-8 missiles in total.

It seems both you and I are wrong. There are VLS cells up back as well, so that would make it a total of 4 blocks with 16 missiles each.

There are VLS cells up back as well, so that would make it a total of 4 blocks with 8 missiles each.

This is the Barak-8 launcher which is 2x4 not 4x4.

 

[Twinblade]

@WMD, it could be just as possible that there might be two VLS casettes in each block.

 

[Yusuf]

Explosion on board the INS Kolkata. 1 officer killed. Gas leak cited. RIP

 

[Guest]

Explosion on board the INS Kolkata. 1 officer killed. Gas leak cited. RIP

The valve on top of the carbon-dioxide cylinder burst, hitting the officer on his chest, and he collapsed. The leaking CO2 would have further added to the confusion, it is believed.

Another naval accident, one officer killed on board INS Kolkata - The Times of India

 

[Guest]

double please delete

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Rest In Peace ..

 

[rock127]

Rest In Peace ..

It should be shameless traitor Politicians like AK Antony to rest in piece and not our brave soldiers.

 

[happy]

Rest in peace .....

 

[agentperry]

if im not wrong destroyer is used to destroy the enemy and not itself.

if navy in competition with air force that who will self destruct first.

 

[agentperry]

double post

 

[Neil]

R.I.P to the officer.. condolences to the family.

thank you for your service..!!

 

[sayareakd]

RIP, out navy has become a Joke........................

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Another naval accident, one officer killed on board INS Kolkata - The Times of India

"The valve on top of the carbon-dioxide cylinder burst, hitting the officer on his chest, and he collapsed. The leaking CO2 would have further added to the confusion, it is believed"

CO2 is an asphyxiant.

 

[sayareakd]

God knows what is going on with our Navy, those guys are having accident by the day. Navy Chief's resignation has not change things................

 

[ladder]

RIP to the Officer.

Don't go by the initial report by our media on what happened. The media which cannot get the yard no. correct. INS Kolkata has a yard no. 12701 and not 701 as stated.

Pre-commissioning trials are always risky. Under which interlocks are tested by simulating scenarios and presumably a hardware failure took place.
And what led to it is un-verified. Most probably the hardware failure occurred under stated limits which was being tested.

 

[Yatharth Singh]

I believe there must have been gas masks in all the compartments of the ships and the subs. If not, then god help our sailors.

 

[Armand2REP]

RIP, out navy has become a Joke........................

I usually say blame the Russians, but this is a brand new ship from MDL. The cause of these accidents is lack of proper safety inspection and maintenance cycles. IN needs to hire consultants to take a fine-tooth comb to their engineering departments and give them a kick in the ass.