RIMPAC 2022, SINKEX 훈련 실시

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https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3095459/us-and-partner-nations-conduct-sinkex-as-part-of-rimpac-2022/

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7월 16일 림팩 2022 훈련에서 SINKEX 훈련이 있었습니다. 

2015년 1월 퇴역한 페리급 프리깃 FFG-60 로드니.M.데이비스가 표적함으로 선정돼 카우아이 북방 50해리 근방에서 격침됐습니다. 

말레이시아 해군의 KD 레키르함이 MM40 엑조세 블록2 미사일을 사격했고, 그 외 호주와 캐나다, 미국이 훈련에 참가했습니다. P-3C에서 하푼도 사격한 것 같네요. 

U.S. and Partner Nations Conduct SINKEX as Part of RIMPAC 2022

From RIMPAC Combined Information Bureau

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16 July 2022

PACIFIC OCEAN –Live fire from Rim of the Pacific 2022 partner nation ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) July 12, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles north of Kauai.

Units from Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the U.S. participated in the sinking exercise (SINKEX) to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea.

“The SINKEX was a professionally enriching experience for the crew of KD Lekir,” said Adm. Mohd Reza Mohd Sany, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy. “These events provide an excellent platform toward enhancing interoperability amongst the participating navies.”

Live-fire events provide realistic training that refine partner nations’ abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations such as precision and long-range strike capabilities.

“This exercise provided a great opportunity for the extremely talented sailors, soldiers, and aviators who comprise the RIMPAC 2022 team to hone their skills in a live-fire setting,” said Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Christopher Robinson, deputy commander of the RIMPAC Combined Task Force. “There is nothing that really replaces the training value of opportunities such as this, which enable us to test our weapons and their associated combat systems with as much realism as possible. These live fire exercises are vital for maintaining our proficiencies, building our interoperability, and increasing our readiness for future operations.”

Former Navy vessels used in SINKEXs are prepared in strict compliance with regulations prescribed and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency under a general permit the Navy holds pursuant to Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act. Each SINKEX is required to sink the hulk in at least 1,000 fathoms (6,000 feet) of water and at least 50 nautical miles from land. Surveys are conducted to ensure that humans and marine mammals are not in an area where they could be harmed during the event.

“The coordinated firing of anti-ship munitions is a complex activity. This SINKEX demonstrates the interchangeability of the capable and adaptive RIMPAC partners,” said Royal Australian Navy Commodore Paul O’Grady, commander of the RIMPAC maritime forces component. “In doing so, significant measures were taken to protect the maritime training environment.”

Prior to the vessel being transported for participation in a SINKEX, each vessel is put through a rigorous cleaning process, including the removal of all polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), transformers and large capacitors, all small capacitors to the greatest extent practical, trash, floatable materials, mercury or fluorocarbon-containing materials and readily detachable solid PCB items. Petroleum is also cleaned from tanks, piping and reservoirs.

Ex-Rodney M. Davis was the first ship to bear the name of the United States Marine Corps sergeant who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after being mortally wounded in the Vietnam War. The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate was commissioned on May 9, 1987, and conducted multiple joint operations with embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachments, disrupting illegal human trafficking and drug routes. The ship was decommissioned on January 23, 2015.

Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft, more than 30 unmanned systems and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

RIMPAC SINKEX: Malaysian Corvette KD LEKIR Fires Exocet Missile - Naval News

Xavier Vavasseur

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A Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) corvette, KD LEKIR, took part in a Sinking Exercise (SINKEX) during the sea phase of RIMPAC 2022 on July 12, 2022. The corvette, among other units, struck a decommissioned corvette with an Exocet Block 2 anti-ship missile.

16 Jul 2022

Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel are currently taking part in RIMPAC 2022, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, from June 29 to Aug. 4. This is the world’s largest international maritime exercise.

According to the Royal Malaysian Navy, the event marked the first time a RMN ship conducted a missile firing outside of Malaysian waters. The corvette previously fired a similar missile (MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 2) in May 2022.

The firing was witnessed by the Chief of the RMN; Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza bin Mohd Sany and Deputy Commander of the Western Fleet; First Admiral Farizal Myeor at the K. Mark Takai Pacific Warfighting Center on Ford Island, Hawaii.

For this SINKEX, the target was the former USS Rodney M. Davis, a Oliver Hazard Perry (OHP) class frigate.

According to the U.S. Navy, Units from Australia, Canada, and the U.S. also participated in the SINKEX to gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface target at sea.

Live-fire events provide realistic training that refine partner nations’ abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations such as precision and long-range strike capabilities.

RIMPAC 2022 press release

The Royal Malaysian Navy shared the following statement by Admiral Reza, the Chief of the RMN:

7000 Nautical Miles Away From Home and… Bullseye!
KD LEKIR is the second RMN ship to participate in RIMPAC. RIMPAC is Rim of the Pacific, the name of the world’s largest international maritime exercise held in Hawaii, United States of America. For 2022, 38 ships and four submarines from 26 navies took part in this exercise. Unlike Malaysia’s debut in 2018, this year KD LEKIR launched an Exocet MM40 Block 2 Missile at a target as part of the exercise activity.

The target was Ex-USS RODNEY M. Davis (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided
Missile Frigate). For the first time in history, the RMN conducted its missile firing outside of Malaysian waters, off the coast of Hawaii. KD LEKIR launched her missile on Tuesday afternoon and impacted the target minutes later.

RIMPAC provided an excellent platform for enhancing interoperability amongst the participating navies which included KD LEKIR. For the crew of KD LEKIR, I am absolutely sure that RIMPAC was a professionally enriching experience. Besides RIMPAC exercise activities, the few days that KD LEKIR had in port provided the opportunity for the crew to experience the Hawaian culture, which is equally important.
Bravo Zulu, KD LEKIR!!

Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza bin Mohd Sany, Chief of Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy

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역시 배가 산산조각 나서 순식간에 침몰하는 상황은 탄약고가 터졌거나 어뢰가 배의 허리를 부러뜨렸을 때인 것 같습니다.

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2차대전 당시 해전사례만 봐도 전투중에 몇 발 안 맞고 용궁갔던 사례는 말씀대로 탄약고에 피격된 후드나 탄약고 터졌던 무츠, 미드웨이 해전에 투입된 일본군 항모 정도가 생각납니다. 전함급은 어뢰 두 자리 수로 맞아야 가라앉기도 했고요.