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This is a post on HCE regarding the FREMM ASM towed sonar Captas and Sonar 2087... "I was lacking H4.1 data on both these sonars when they were created in the HCDB. If anyone has H4.1 data or suggested provisional data, I'd be glad to receive it." Does anyone have info on these? Thanks.

As with the future French carrier, I've been waiting for details of the CVN-78 to firm up. This one may actually take a little longer to add than the French ship. Thanks. Looking forward to those additions. A few more questions and requests... SM-6 ERAM- it should be deployed by the time Zumwalt is commissioned. newer vesions of R-77 (i.e. R-77RVV-AE and R-77M1)- especially if have AIM-120D AMRAAM in DB. also, FREMM ASM sonar captas does not appear to be as capable as would be expected. I was under the impression that French ASW was excellent but the captas towed sonar has a range of only 4 and 0 CV. Shouldn't it be similar in effectiveness to modern British and American sonars? In addition, I understand the sonar 2087 is more advanced and in several situations will replace the sonar 2031. The active component is an upgrade but the passave range and CV is significantly less than the older sonar 2031.

also Gerald Ford

1. New french aircraft carrier similar to QE. 2. Project 885 Yasen 3. Sampson radar on Daring class