P-3C Orion
U.S.A.
MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
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Platform Information :
While its primary mission was originally anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and maritime patrol, the four-engine turboprop P-3C Orion has increasingly become a multi-mission platform as evidenced by its invaluable support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where it provided battlefield surveillance! Utilizing its long-range and the ability to remain on station for long periods of time, the P-3C patrolled the battlespace and provided instantaneous reports to troops on the ground!
Mission roles for the P-3C in addition to ASW now include anti-surface
warfare (ASUW), carrier battle group support, over-the-horizon
(OTH) surveillance and targeting, interdiction operations, and
littoral warfare. To assist in its anti-surface role, new equipment
has been installed including imaging radar and electro-optic sensors.
ASW equipment in the P-3C includes magnetic anomaly detection
(MAD) and sonobuoys including directional frequency and ranging
(DIFAR) sonobuoys.
The P-3C can carry a variety of weapons depending on its assigned
mission. Weapons include Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes and depth bombs
for ASW; Harpoon missiles for ASUW, and SLAM-ER and Maverick missiles
for strike warfare.
Speed:
405 kts max./209 kts patrol
Ceiling: 34,000 ft. (10,364 m)
Range: 4,500 nm (8334 km) ferry;
2,380
nm (4408 km) patrol radius
Endurance: 14.5 hr
Crew: up to 15
AVIONICS:
APS-115 or -137(V) radar; AQS-81(V)1 MAD; ASQ-114 digital computer;
AAS-36 FLIR; 87 sonobuoys
WEAPONS:
7,700 kg disposable ordnance, including 4 Mk 46 or Mk 50 torpedoes,
4 SLAM or Maverick ASM, 6 908-kg mines, etc.
(Gameplay
loadout can include):
Mk 46 torpedoes, Mk 50 torpedoes, SLAM-ER (Stand off Land
Attack Missile-Expanded Response), Maverick ASM, 1,000 lb and
2,000 lb mines.