![]() The range issue still kills the Hellfires' involvement in this engagement though). (It seems my information was mistaken and Holland does not carry a Goalkeeper. The final nail in the coffin for the Hellfire missiles though is their range of 5 miles, according to Wikipedia - considerably shorter than Holland's engagement range. Independence would have to overwhelm Goalkeeper to make its missile armament count. ![]() Goalkeeper is a very potent CIWS built on the 30mm GAU-8 avenger cannon on a Dutch designed platform with Thales electronics and is capable of independent tracking and engaging of missile targets. ![]() Holland's Goalkeeper would mean that Independence's Hellfire armament is less of an advantage than one might think at first glance. Two very closely matched ships, with Holland taking the tonnage and gun firepower advantages and Independence the speed and missile armament advantages. In this corner: The Independence class littoral combat ship!Īnd in the other corner, the Holland class offshore patrol vessel! Two very different ships with very different design philosophies, built for a similar role.
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