rickusn

Preliminary thoughts will flesh out in good time.

Lets take a look now at first Amphibious-warfare , mine-warfare and logistics platforms.

The USN once again is in a league of its own when it comes to amphibious-warfare.

Russia,China, and India dont fare as well like in other categories. Having only 17, 13 and 3 LST type ships respectively and none in the LPD/LSD or LPH/LHA/LHD categories.

Many navies have a handful of LST type ships. Most LST type ships range in displacement from about 4000-8000fl.

<USN>

12+1+1 LHA/LHD 40000fl (Larger than the other Light Carriers and Amphibious Assault Carriers of all other nations with the exception of the Russian-built Kunetsov and Gorshkov. They are about the same size as the French CdeG carrier with the exception of flight deck dimensions.)

0+12 LPD 25000fl(replacing the LPD ships listed below)

10 LPD 17000fl

12 LSD 16000-17000fl

LST type ships are no longer in USN service.

<UK>

1 LPH 22000fl(Harrier capable)

2 LPD 17000fl

0+4 LPD 1600fl (built to commercial standards and crewed by civilians)(will replace 4 of the 5 LST ships listed below)

1 LST 9000fl

1 LST 7000fl

3 LST 6000fl

<France>

0+2 LHA/D 22000fl(not intended to operate fixed-wing aircraft)

2 LSD 12000fl

2 LSD 9000fl(to be decommissioned soon)

<Spain>

0+1 LHA/D 28000fl(Harrier capable)

2 LPD 12000fl

2 ex-USN LST 8000fl

<S.Korea>

0+2 LHA/D 20000fl??

9 LST 4000fl

<Japan>

3+1 LPD 15000fl

3 LST 3000fl

<Netherlands>

1+1 LPD 13000fl

<Italy>

3 LPD 8000fl

<Brazil>

2 ex-USN LSD 12000fl

1 ex-USN LST 8000fl

<Austrailia>

2 Modified ex-USN LST into small LPH 9000fl

1 UK-design LST 6000

<Taiwan>

1 ex-USN LSD 14000fl

2 ex- USN LST 8000fl

rickusn

New report on present and future of USN amphibious warfare:

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index...uence=0&from=7

Franco Lolan

I read in AFPC article that PLAN, in latest logisitics exercise, practiced firing SAMs from civilian cargo ships. shows PLAN lack of true amphibious force, but, as a result, ingenuity in finding solution: load up "civilian" (all are really owned by Gov anyway) ships and rush the enemy beach. SAMs on deck.

rickusn

Also Austrailia is to build:

2 LHD 22000 0r 28000fl depending on if its the French Mistral design or the Spanish LHD design

1 LPD 20000fl very likely a version of the Spanish/Netherlands LPD design

rickusn

Also Austrailia is to build:

2 LHD 22000 0r 28000fl depending on if its the French Mistral design or the Spanish LHD design

1 LPD

rickusn

I read about that also. I hope they try it. LOL It would be a massacre. They IMHO would never reach the beach and if by some chance they did would wish they hadnt.