That desalination plant is absolutely amazing and makes the ship an incredible asset if we ever have to support a disaster on one of our pacific island neighbors, for example.
Fantastic video of such amazing vessel...class 6 the diversity of task as replenishment oiler, scientific capability, fresh water ability and cargo is just outstanding BZ Aotearoa.
Lovely ship, and long overdue for NZ's long term operations in the Pacific/Antarctic region. I too am curious about the inflight refueling option for the helicopters. Nice to see a purpose built ship, and not a converted hand me down that some previous ships have been! That RASCO deck is awesome!!
Inflight refueling means just that, the helo hovers over the deck lowers it's winch, hoists the fueling prob and line, then most of the time the helo will slowly maneuver to port or starboard quarter of the ship and then they will pump the fuel. Once complete hover over the flight deck again and lower the fueling probe... and the helo continues on its way. HMNZS Endeavor use to preform this with the helos as her flight deck was not large enough to handle modern helicopters... You can see here one of the OPV's and a seasprite doing inflight refueling... 4.bp.blogspot.com/-8r6pTm3qnQ8/V84EQcCtklI/AAAAAAAAt0Y/Nqlmh-FbGN4fAMlcnVY1DGEk6J3CnjPWQCLcB/s1600/1651643_-_main.jpg
HMNZS Aotearoa, Canterbury and Manawanui are great ships for our Navy and make a great home base for when our troops are deployed anywhere in the world. Enough fuel to last months on end when needed, rooms enough to evacuate civilians if ever so needed!
Wonder if it's another Hyundai built Ship from South Korea like Endeavour was. We sailed to Korea for a Hyundai maintenance Inspection of her in the late 90s
She has the Deck locking grid you can see it on the flight deck, and the sea sprites have the deck lock system. fb.watch/v/1_1ImVYWS/ but never really needed the bear trap system...
Technically you are not wrong, she is a floating petrol station and grocery store for the navy and our allies... But can be used for disaster relief as well in our region.
She is fitted for but not with Phalanx CIWS. She will be getting A couple of mini-Typhoons and manual HMG's. She also will carry the SeaSprite which can also carry the Penguin Missile. She is a tanker not a frigate
@@NighthawkNZ I thought New Zealand Navy ships are defended by sheep. Sorry my Aussie dry sence of humour. I am glad she has got some type of real weapons. So the ship is not like HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Hobart?
The CIWS is fitted for but not with, and situated up on the bow. The Mini-typoons are on the super structure along with manual Heavy Machine Guns for anti piracy etc.
Inflight refueling means just that, the helo hovers over the deck lowers it's winch, hoists the fueling prob and line, then most of the time the helo will slowly maneuver to port or starboard quarter of the ship and then they will pump the fuel. Once complete hover over the flight deck again and lower the fueling probe... and the helo continues on its way. HMNZS Endeavor use to preform this with the helos as her flight deck was not large enough to handle modern helicopters... You can see here one of the OPV's and a seasprite doing inflight refueling... 4.bp.blogspot.com/-8r6pTm3qnQ8/V84EQcCtklI/AAAAAAAAt0Y/Nqlmh-FbGN4fAMlcnVY1DGEk6J3CnjPWQCLcB/s1600/1651643_-_main.jpg
Spent the whole video looking at the ceiling or at the sky and i was like wow why did we video so retarded and at the end i hear him say it was a 360 tour. Woops 😅
Typhoon 25mm autocannon , and 50 calibur fitted for, also phalanx Ciws. The onboard Navy SH2 Seasprite with penguin anti ship missiles or 50 cal, or NH90 can be equiped with 50 caliber machine gun .
@@mattyallen3396 34 km for the penguin anti ship missile. 7.4 km for the Browning 50 cal machine guns. Phalanx anti missile system is about 4km but can also target small boats too . Typhoon 25 mm autocannon has a range of 9.3 km Aotearoa is mounted for two,of those but not fitted yet.
In reality if there was a war, it will get blown to smithereens. That's if it ever did get attacked!!! But there's no doubt it's a great asset, and it will work well with allies I suppose...
if we were at a full on war she would be protected as part of a fleet and would never sail alone. she would also get her CIWS Phalanx on the bow and probably a few other upgrades
No she wouldn't, she would sail with our 2 ANZAC class frigates which are equipped with 5 inch guns, a Phalanx CIWS, missiles, helicopters woth ASW capabilities, torpedoes and combat units, she would be a force to be reckoned with in a full scale war
Funny how time changes people's minds. Today you wouldn't allow a United States Navy ship in any of your ports, jump back to 1942 and you would of dug one by hand to have an American ship tied up to your island.
that's how far you had to go to come up with a reference? America can keep her "freedom". How about Funny how times have changed with your "freedom fries" slagging the French off but without the French you would have never beaten the English for your independence. Muppet
@@NighthawkNZ ok, but the US Navy will not confirm or deny that they have nuclear weapons on board and NZ doesn't want nukes around. Then with China stirring up things NZ may have a different view now.
@@seansean9675 Will it do its job... Is it designed like that for a reason... yes and yes... who cares with it looks like... And personally I think the Tidespring class is FUGLY ... with it's high butt end and chopped of corners...But do they do the job... Are they designed like that for a reason... yes and yes... who cares with it looks like...
@@mamingakuri2436 I realize that I'm speaking in American English and you are probably a Kiwi, Mr. JOS, but humor is humor. Keep reading it until you get it. If you don't get it, ask an adult in the room.
@@mamingakuri2436 Read my post again, this time S-L-O-W-L-Y. Slower than you did before. I know, you're only twenty-something and you got a crappy Leftist education based on computer reading and not on book reading. Read it slowly and if you still don't get it, ask an adult, preferably one who is socially/politically/religiously conservative.
@@sillytorque I usually explain jokes these days for two reasons: 1) People are less intelligent & well read these days since the introduction of MTV and the Internet and 2) This is the Internet, so I understand that not everyone is a native English-speaker.
@@NighthawkNZ sorry mate it's true like I said, we love our neighbour, but if things go bad who will be the first there? NZ does not have the capability to protect itself at the moment
@@jameseverts9416 protect itself from what exactly? Currently we have a P3 flying in the South China Sea, for the UN sanctions against North Korea, and currently a 2nd P3 up around Fiji doing Search & Rescue mission, a 3rd patrolling Southern Ocean 4th on stand-by, A C-130(H) did a mission down to Antarctica last week. We did RimPac... after Rimpac Manawanui delivered supplies to Tonga... We continue our patrols of our EEZ with the OPV's and IPV's... they also patrol the islands of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga Cook islands etc. HMNZS Canterbury, x2 NH90's and a Seasprite and personal are currently in Tokelau giving aid... The army has been helping the country with Covid response. Recently, the NZDF sent a training team to Fiji. Regular P3 Patrols in the Pacific, and South Pacific, Training teams to Timor-Leste. Shall I go on (because I can with a list twice as long as I have just stated) ... or is that enough help out in the region... We don't only prosper thanx to Australia. what rot is that...(and NZ is doing better after Covid than Aussie we ere only down 2% un like Aussie down 12-13%.) I would say Australia can't really protect itself either without the help of the US...
New Zealand isn't defenceless like some may say. With a decent bit for missile defence and (for the population) decent equipment stock for our Military which If I may say a large focus on the Army. The Navy has several vehicles too that have a range of roles and purposes such as for more direct combat orientated a few frigates and patrol vessels. The Airforce however is lacking though that's where New Zealands missile defence comes to attempt to cover some of those short comings. New Zealands Defence Force does exist and the Military strength indicator for New Zealand puts it right in the middle of all the rated nations of t he world (average). saying it has no defence force is a far cry from the reality. However there are several independent of New Zealands Defence Force and stuff which range in different verdicts on the current NZ military or defence. Mostly criticizing NZ for it's power projecting and condemning Australia for following in suite for following the US Military trend of dubious legal activities such as the Iraq war. These issues weaken New Zealands closest allies if they abstain but if they participate in it then their global ties are then harmed as well as entering a morally gray area which Kiwi's aren't fond off. Also such activities can have consequences for Australia (which may involve NZ needing to support them directly. Ironic considering this is the opposite side of your comment here.). That all being said there is also strong recommendations for more locally produced equipment in the event that NZ is cut off from over sea nations during a war as well as a potential upscaling of their airforce but never have I seen in any of these reviews including the 2020 ones that the Navy was lacking. I should remind you that the United Kingdom has strong considerations on abolishing the use of Tanks and another note is Russia only has a limited production of new generation tanks for the next few years which may put into perspective the NZ Army which at best has NZLAV's for their gunned ground vehicles. Can NZ defence improve? Sure, is there no defence? No.
