The Type 83 concept is used to examine the expense of combining full anti-submarine and air-defence performance. Quiet ASW operation calls for rafted machinery, acoustic treatment, processing equipment, and aviation facilities. Area air defence adds power demand and elevated sensors that require breadth and stability. The combined concept approaches cruiser capability, while specialized escorts would still retain secondary capabilities. The cost criticism concerns trying to maximize both roles in one ship. It is an assessment of the concept under discussion, rather than a settled specification for the eventual class.
Notable Point · 53:07-55:32
Type 83 shows the price of doing every escort job
Combining Type 26 quieting with Type 45 air-defence requirements would create an exceptionally capable but exceptionally expensive escort.