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  • Amphibious Warfare etc

    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

  • #2
    New report on present and future of USN amphibious warfare:

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

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    • #3
      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.

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      • #4
        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

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        • #5
          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

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          • #6
            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.

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