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Old 12th Mar 2011, 10:08
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We're all living in the past!

Its:

UWW - Under Water Warfare
AWW - Above Water Warfare
AAW - Anti Air Warfare

Just to be pedantic.

As for the fit-for-role option... I cant see it working...

Looking at the size of kit, AQS-971 for example, it would take days if not weeks to re-role a jet for another task. There are so many boxes/cables/screens etc etc to plug in for each bit of kit. Indeed I know of wetties that would argue that the acoustics fit could help in AWW scenarios by proving extra SA using the screen symbology.

Looking at the MR2 as a prime example, and had it been in service today it would still arguably be the best MPA in the world. It's difficult to argue against having such an airframe with a basic fit of radar/acoustics/comms/esm and having role fit kit of EOS/DASS/Spec Comms. It's a system that wasn't pretty due to the aircrafts vintage, but worked remarkably well.
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