Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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asif iqbal
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Yes America Class first two units will be "air centric" primary weapon of choice V-22 and F35B
Basically doing the job of a carrier on a small scale, that's all the SEAD missions, recon, surveillance and electronic jamming
This will free a Nimitz Class reducing the cost and overall assets deployed
I have a feeling we will see this ships in many deployments
Basically doing the job of a carrier on a small scale, that's all the SEAD missions, recon, surveillance and electronic jamming
This will free a Nimitz Class reducing the cost and overall assets deployed
I have a feeling we will see this ships in many deployments
She's headed round the Horn??? correct???
asif iqbal
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Could be lkely, Latest I have is that USS America LHA-6 is in the Atlantic Ocean travelling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit
asif iqbal
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Pictures taken last night
Sailors assigned to Air Department aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) use a spotting dolly tow tractor to move an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter into the ship’s hangar
Sailors assigned to Air Department aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) use a spotting dolly tow tractor to move an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter into the ship’s hangar
It must be able to pass through the Panama Canal, Tarawa did.
It should be able to. The ship has a beam of 106ft(32m) which is the maximum width a ship can pass through the Panama Canal.
An excerpt from this article;
I believe that the intent was always to go completely around South America on this maiden voyage.
With a schedule to visit Columbia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru...in that order, that just has got to be the intent.
That's a great voyage!
HMS Astute
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HMS Queen Elizabeth's commander has said in its Twitter answering event a while ago that carrying LCVP landing crafts in the boat bays is being considered for the future; a study is underway (or has finished, the wording in the reports does not make it too clear) on how to organize and paint the deck of QE to provide 10 spots for simultaneous helicopter operations (up from an initial design of 6 very large spots. There are, anyway, 12 deck positions serviced to serve as aircraft / helicopter operation positions). The carrier has room for 250 Royal Marines and can carry more depending on how the air wing is shaped (and the related manpower figure changes consequently); using the boat embarkation area aft of QE for some Marines to boat transfers will probably be investigated as well.
The early concept for MARS Fleet Solid Support would help plug the gaps in amphibious capability, making it twice as important. Her new generation Heavy RAS equipment and vast cargo holds already make this vessel extremely important to support the logistic requirements of the carriers in high intensity ops.
Construction of the HMS QE continues.
The early concept for MARS Fleet Solid Support would help plug the gaps in amphibious capability, making it twice as important. Her new generation Heavy RAS equipment and vast cargo holds already make this vessel extremely important to support the logistic requirements of the carriers in high intensity ops.
Construction of the HMS QE continues.
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