Of course i don't.
This is why ur composition on LHA:
-doesn't carry enough translort helicopters to land any full assault unit.
6 is exactly one full deck. And that's the main purpose of LHA.
If you think what LHA is combat unit first, amphibious second - weeell, in short, it isn't.
If you want combat carrier - build one, then. At given numbers, your amphib is far less effecient than goddamn Mistral, but for many times the cost.
Transport detachment of LHA is to be determined not by landing positions on deck(absurd), but (1)by composition of smallest possible assault detachment, with all its equipment, ability to rapidly support&reinforce it.
6 are laughable even for effectively operating force LHA carries onboard(no, not in one go, of course), and this is no limit to the requirements. LHDs won't serve themselves on their own, so won't do supplies, reinforcements, wounded, and many more.
-just about enough attack helicopters to ensure support, but... these aren't self-important.
-too few AEWs to ensure continious rotation for meaningful period of time. AEW helicopter=/=plane.
Because: range, fuel load&effeciency, time to loitering position, loitering altitude and so on. If you want to establish proper AEW with these - you'd need more, and the result is only meaningful if there is no other choice(i.e., plane).
-too few ASW helicopters to bother. There is literally little point of establishing ASW task force around ship with 6 helis(1...2 continious), because huge, expensive, slow and noisy LHD is more dangerous than beneficial for the whole asw force: remove the bait, let surface combatants do their job.
Whole selling point of ASW helicopter carrier is to change modus operandi of onboard rotary wing aviation, and let them perform ASW tasks by themselves. You want to double you number at least, preferably - triple it. 14-18.
-SAR: again, useful, just not by themselves.
In the end, ur setup can achieve nothing. Because it carries everything, but in token numbers.
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