What is a Mission Package?
What is a Harpoon used for?
Thank you.
A Mission PAckage is a modularized set of equipment for a specific mssion/capability. For example if they wanted to do mine sweeping or laying, theey add those modules and take out the other they currently have. If they want to do Anit-surface warfare, they add a [modularized package of additional guns and missiles, same for anti-air.
They have a basic gun and self defense capability (57mm gun and RAM missiles) but have to add the package they want to accomplish the specific mission. They can swap packs in a day.
A Harpoon missile is an anti-surface missile capable of attacking other ships or land targets. Our latest variants have a range of near or over 130 nauticle miles. They come four to the cannister and a vessel usually carriers tow quad packs ... so eight missiles.
Here’s a few sites I maintain that can help:
Wolrd-wide Aircraft Carriers
http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/
AEGIS & AEGIS-like Vessels of the World
http://www.jeffhead.com/aegisvesselsoftheworld/
US Navy in the 21st Century
http://www.jeffhead.com/usn21/
The Rising Sea Dragon in Asia
http://www.jeffhead.com/redseadragon/