PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)

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Jeff Head said:
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A half-scale ultra heavy-lift amphibious connector (UHAC), a prototype created by Navatek and the Office of Naval Research, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during the at-sea phase of RIMPAC 2014.
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I saw this contraption on navy.mil this morning. I forgot to post the pictures here. I did post them at mp.net..

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Here's the full caption and some hi-res links.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2014) A half-scale ultra heavy-lift amphibious connector (UHAC), an amphibious connector prototype created by Navatek Ltd. and the Office of Naval Research, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). The Marine Corps Warfighting lab sponsored this UHAC demonstration during the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)
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asif iqbal

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Wow to be honest I have never heard of UHAC before my first I seen this unit how did I miss it?

Looks like they are experimenting with alternative to LCAC will have to wait and see how it works out for the navy

My early indications are it's slow moving and the load is just one jeep and the tracks make the size quite large
 
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asif iqbal said:
Wow to be honest I have never heard of UHAC before my first I seen this unit how did I miss it?

Looks like they are experimenting with alternative to LCAC will have to wait and see how it works out for the navy

My early indications are it's slow moving and the load is just one jeep and the tracks make the size quite large
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Well, what you see there is only a model. The full-size version has some significant advantages. The current LCAC can carry up to a 65 tons payload, but the full-size UHAC will handle 150 tons...or even up to 190 tons with an overload payload.

When working in this overload capacity, a single UHAC would be able to carry three main battle tanks ashore instead of one.

Also, a huge advantage of the full-scale UHAC is its range. A fully loaded UCAC will have a rang of 200 nautical miles, compared to 90 for the LCAC. IN addition, once a UCAC gets to shore, it can keep right on going across mud flats, tidal marsh areas, and even over walls up to 10 feet high...and do so far inland. LCAC are much more limited in that capability.

The big draw back, as you say Asif, is its speed,. It can maintain a 20 knot speed in the water where an LCAC can do 40. As a result, the chances are, if the UCAC is adopted, it will be used to compliment the LCAC...not completely replace it.


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ladioussupp

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Jura said:
I clicked on the link, didn't understand anything, didn't see a picture/video, but I'm giving you Like anyway, ladioussupp, as Naval Guns is my favorite topic :)
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The webpage does not contain any picture or video.

In the exercise held in the morning, 11 man-o-wars participating "main gun gunnery firing exercise" were led by USS Independence LCS forming a single trail. The firings were performed while the ships moved. The targets are orange balloons, so-called "tomatos." At 10:00, a US Navy Perry-class frigate firstly fired. Ten minutes later, 052C Haikou fired three rounds and all on targets. From 15:00 to 18:00 local time, another "main gun gunnery firing exercise" was held at the same day. Two US Navy people were on board of Haikoi.
 
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ladioussupp said:
The webpage does not contain any picture or video.

In the exercise held in the morning, 11 man-o-wars participating "main gun gunnery firing exercise" were led by USS Independence LCS forming a single trail. The firings were performed while the ships moved. The targets are orange balloons, so-called "tomatos." At 10:00, a US Navy Perry-class frigate firstly fired. Ten minutes later, 052C Haikou fired three rounds and all on targets. From 15:00 to 18:00 local time, another "main gun gunnery firing exercise" was held at the same day. Two US Navy people were on board of Haikoi.
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thanks :) and please post any graphics if found
 
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Janiz

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ladioussupp said:
According to the news, 052C Haikou fired three rounds in the gunnery exercise held at July 10, all on targets.

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I had seen some footage of shells landing on/near the target on CCTV but if that was actual from RIMPAC? Man, you can't tell for sure as it looks the same wherever it was taken ;)
 
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Janiz said:
I had seen some footage of shells landing on/near the target on CCTV but if that was actual from RIMPAC? Man, you can't tell for sure as it looks the same wherever it was taken ;)
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did you see a hit? :) if you saw a near-miss, how big was the splash? anyway, find the link please
 
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