Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "All You Need To Know About The Typhoon Upgrade | Forces TV" video.

@canihazburgers @ Compare to US ships , UK are relatively weak. For starters, the US takes carrier defense very seriously. US CVN and LHD/A are layered with RIM-7s, RIM-116s , RIM-162 and CIWS. The UK carriers only have CIWS and thats it. They are completely reliant on the type 45 for protection. The benefit of CATOBAR is that CVNs can launch heavier planes. This allows CVNS to operate planes like the E-2 for AWACS whereas the UK uses the Merlin crownest. The E-2 large size allows it to pack a far more advanced sensor suite than the Merlin. Now the F-35B has huge advances on CATOBAR but in the end still lags behind in payload. The Type-45 destroyers are advanced floating sam sites. The claim was made that Sea viper is more advanced than US AEGIS. The problem is that they are apples and oranges. The US aegis is designed for full spectrum combat, air,land, sea, underwater and space whereas Sea Viper is strictly anti air. The Aegis can engage targets on land with TLAM, subs with ASROC, aircraft with SM2/3 ,pace targets with SM-3s and ships with Harpoons. The newly minted Cooperative Engagement Capability allows both ship and planes to act as spotter and shooter. The Type 45 use the Aster missile which tops at 120km. The US SM-6 is rated excess of 240km. side note , the SM-6 is anti air, ship, land and ballistic all rolled into one missile.
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Walter Lindinger @ The Austrian shouldnt have had Typhoons in the first place. Their requirements would have been met with a Tornando ADV
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Dave Klonpenberg @ Diesels are still a threat that USN hasnt dealt with effectively yet
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@glennridsdale577 "Sea Viper really is markedly superior to AEGIS as currently deployed, and will remain so until the Flight III Burke’s become operational in about 2025. That is why the US Navy likes to include a T45 in their carrier battle groups if it can possibly be managed." False. The Sea Viper has advanced technology but not capability. The Sea Viper has no Cooperative Engagement Capability capability which allows ships and aircraft spotter shooter capability. Nor does it have the battle management or weapon capability of Aegis for other types of warfare. Its use to the USN limited to none as it cant guide weapons As you said, the use of the SM-6 is too expensive but at least the USN has that capability if needed "to buy a fleet of E-2Ds would in itself run into the billions". False 6 -8 planes at most. CATOBAR are expensive but their capabilities cant be matched by STOBAR or VTOL carriers. The Type 45 need a major refit. The USN has planes for the TLAMS to gain anti ship capabilities which adds yet another multi purpose weapon
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@Drew Peacock That would be false Despite their claims, the DF-21/26 and Zircon/Kinzhal require a complex ship detection/targeting, data processing for real time positioning and communication systems external systems as well as onboard guidance. Any one of those being jammed and the missile is paperweight. The DF-21/26 still need real time info to stay on targeting and the jamming is the simply way to blind it. China can't counter USN jamming unless they get close. Can't use satellites as the USN would smoke it with an SM-3 Chinese aircraft don't have the legs to be out that far and if they did, the USN/USAF would eat em alive. Chinese ships would also have to contend with USN subs In theory , the DF-21/26 sounds good against naval targets but in practical no so much The US has no doubt that DF-26 can hit Guam as its fixed location and they can do is build up its defenses but as far the DF-21/26 pulling of the KO against naval targets a lot of doubt. Granted the USN has upgraded its SM-6 to deal with the DF-21/26 to be safe but also realize that China has barely tested the DF series as they fear that testing would give the US the info its needs to accurately target it The TLAM is tried and true and needs no range upgrade The USN next weapon for land attack will be the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) but there are few steps before it get here first the launching unit called the multiple all-up-round canister (MAC) a derivative of Virginia Payload Module (VPM) has to be installed and tested on surface ships The CHGB is too big for the MK-41 or MK-57. The USN is going have balance the MAC with the MK-41/57 or equip ships solely with MACs Since the MAC is designed for heavier weapons, the USN may go the MAC route as it would allow for increases in the SM-series range The TLAM at 3500lbs is heaviest weapon in the Mk-41 system, the SM-3 is next at 3000lbs USN has strangely negated the ASROC for long time. TLAM or LRASM The US has the ARRW in development which can end the DF-21/26 before they launch. Now China in order to protect its DF-series would have move the missile further inland as well as build defense which is more problems for China. Russia's Zircon and Kinzhal has problems preventing it from being effective
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