Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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A Type 22-era variant with Sea Wolf and Exocet

Extending the hypothetical Leander successor into the Type 22 period changes its missile armament while retaining ASROC.

ASROCCounterfactual Warship DesignExocet MissileLeander Class FrigatesSea Wolf MissileType 22 Frigate
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Question

How would the proposed frigate change if it also replaced the Batch 1 Type 22?

Short answer

It would replace Sea Cat with two Sea Wolf launchers, retain ASROC and probably add Exocet.

Notes

Extending the replacement requirement to the Batch 1 Type 22 brings the hypothetical frigate into a later missile generation. Two Sea Wolf launchers would replace the four Sea Cat launchers. ASROC would remain part of the armament, and Exocet would probably be added. Keeping ASROC reflects a firm design preference for missile-delivered torpedoes on a first-class anti-submarine ship after 1961.