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A Royal Navy cruiser designed after the Falklands War

A post-Falklands cruiser would combine heavy gunfire, layered missile defense, command facilities, and several helicopters in a super-Type 82 package.

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Question

What would a Royal Navy cruiser designed from Falklands War experience look like?

Short answer

It would resemble an enlarged Type 82 with a twin 6-inch gun, layered Sea Dart and Sea Wolf defenses, command spaces, close-in weapons, and several helicopters.

Notes

The proposed cruiser starts with a Tiger-type twin 6-inch turret and command facilities. Two twin-arm Sea Dart launchers provide area defence, with two sextuple Sea Wolf launchers and Phalanx for closer protection. A hangar for roughly three helicopters adds aviation capacity. Variations include Harpoon, twin 3-inch guns and a third Sea Wolf mounting. Ikara is considered for anti-submarine work but judged unlikely. The result is described as a super-Type 82 combining the available gun, missile and aviation systems.