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Deck House of DDG-1001, Monsoor, has now been lifted
The second Zumwalt class destroyer is coming right along at Bath Iron Works.
DDG-1001, Monsoor deck house positioned in the yard, along the ways
DDG-1001 deck house being lifted for adding to the destroyer
DDG-1001 deck house raised as destroyer hull is brought foreward
DDG-1001 deck house being lowered onto the hull
DDG-1001 Monsoor deck house attached to the hull
The second Zumwalt class destroyer is coming right along at Bath Iron Works.
DDG-1001, Monsoor deck house positioned in the yard, along the ways
DDG-1001 deck house being lifted for adding to the destroyer
DDG-1001 deck house raised as destroyer hull is brought foreward
DDG-1001 deck house being lowered onto the hull
DDG-1001 Monsoor deck house attached to the hull
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
The Lightest GPMG In US Service is the MK48 mod 0 at 18.24 pounds empty. That is about the norm for a GPMG firing the full power 7.62x51mm round. The lightest I can think of was HK21 or HK11 at about 17 pounds.
The Current Russian issue Infantry GPMG the PKP "Pecheneg" Which fires that nasty longer range far older 7.62x54mm round originally used in the Russian Mosin Nagant weights 18 pounds.
NATO has about 5 standard GPMG's
- The Minimi 7.62 Which is a re branding of the MK48
- The MG3 more or less a update and rechambering of the WW2 vintage MG42 at 23.15 pounds.
- The New HK121 aka HK MG5 at 25.57 pounds
- The M60 series which is used now not by the US but by a number of nations at 23 pounds the latest version the M60E6 with a Short barrel 20.44 pounds.
- The FN MAG Which is 26 pounds at it's most basic but can go up to 27 pounds in the M240B configuration but the MAG can go on slimfast The M240L now entering US infantry service is 22.3 pounds well the .
for fun points the General Dynamics Land systems Lightweight Medium Machine Gun Offering that fires a .338 Norma Magnum round (8.59mm) A significantly more powerful round even better then the Russian Standard 7.62x54mm comes in at 24 pounds with a effective range of 1,860 yards. Lighter then the stock FN MAG yet with a much longer range. Way I figure it If you want a 20+ pound Machine gun might as well shot a round That is effective out past a mile!
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This is the first complete US Air Froce F-35A Fighter Squadron to be completed with its 26th aircraft. others are building towards that
Eglin AFB said:
Currently, for the F-35As and the US Air Force, they are filling out the following squadrons:
58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida
61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona
422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
461st Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, California
For the F-35B and the US Marine Corps, they are currently filling out the following squadrons:
VMFA-121 Fighter/Attack Squadron, US MArine Air Station, Yuma, Arizona
VMFAT-501 Test Squadron, US MArine Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina
VMX-22 Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edards AFB, California
For the F-35A and the US Navy, they are currently filling out the following squadrons:
VFA-101 Fighter Squadron ("Grim Reapers") Eglin AFB, Florida
VX-23 Test & Evaluation Squadron, Naval Air station Patuxent River, MAryland
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Naval Today said:
Eleven Virginia class subs have already been commissioned. The 12th, USS John Warner, SSN-785, will be commissioned in August. Three others are currently at various levels of construction, with the newest, USS Colorado, SSN-788, laid down in March of this year, 2015.
This latest naming of the New Jersey represents the 22nd named vessel. She will be the 4th of ten Block IV vessels, all of which are already under contract and awarded.
Naval Today said:
So, for the next few years, the two builder will produce four LCS per year. That's a nice production rate.
If they will go ahead and add either the Naval Strike Missile, or the new Advanced Harpoon to the ships as standoff ASMs, they will end up being decent vessels with a strong ASW capability, a decent self-defense AAW capability, and a decent ASuW capability.
One can only hope.
The US Navy has tested numerous high speed vessels.
At significantly increased speeds, you run into all sorts of issues with weapons fired from the vessel.
You also have to deal with the issue of the ability for such small vessels to target and control the weapons they might wish to fire. Usually they are going to have to receive any meaningful acquisition and targeting data over a data link form larger vessels or other assets.
One of the more recent exotic vessels the US Navy has been testing is the Ghost. Highly stealthy, high speed, high maneuverability. The prototype is a supercavitating vessel powered by two providing 2,000 horsepower, the pans are to later adopt the turboshaft engine.
At significantly increased speeds, you run into all sorts of issues with weapons fired from the vessel.
You also have to deal with the issue of the ability for such small vessels to target and control the weapons they might wish to fire. Usually they are going to have to receive any meaningful acquisition and targeting data over a data link form larger vessels or other assets.
One of the more recent exotic vessels the US Navy has been testing is the Ghost. Highly stealthy, high speed, high maneuverability. The prototype is a supercavitating vessel powered by two providing 2,000 horsepower, the pans are to later adopt the turboshaft engine.
Blackstone
Brigadier
From that angle, it looks a bit like the Merrimack/CSS Virginia.