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Continuing with that discussion of the American light carrier.
THE SUPER-CARRIER AS THAT TERM UNDERSTOOD TOO VULNERABLE AND EXPENSIVE!
"Does the US Navy have 10 or 19 Aircraft Carriers?"
Ten or nineteen. That is the question?
And the answer is?
"LHA(R) America Class Amphibious Assault Ship"
"Last week [April 2014] the U.S. Navy accepted USS America, first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, into service . . . When fully operational, America and Tripoli will operate as many as 20 F-35Bs, potentially playing a critical role in what the Navy projects as the future of air superiority."
THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP AS IN THE CURRENT INVENTORY DEPENDING ON MISSION AUGMENTING IN A MAJOR WAY THE SUPER-CARRIER. THOSE OTHER NINE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN REALITY U.S. MARINE ASSAULT SHIPS?
A Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that number and type of warplanes fixed and rotary aircraft task tailored. Missions to include the "Standard Complement", "Assault", "Sea Control".
"Actual mix depends on the mission"
"Standard Complement":
* 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft
* 4 AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter
* 12 CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters
* 9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
* 3–4 UH-1N Huey helicopters
"Assault"
* 22+ MV-22 Osprey or 42 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters
"Sea Control"
* 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft
* 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters
LHA (R) however NOT carrying [?] those embedded and organic warplanes essential to the mission and of the variety:
* EW [Electronic Warfare].
* AEW [Airborne Early Warning].
* Tanker.
Assuming also Osprey if and when carried capable of carrying out the aerial logistics mission.
The much talked about Chinese aircraft carrier [solely one at the present time] Liaoning able to carry about twenty-four combat warplanes of the strike mission variety. Liaoning also evidently NOT have organic EW, AEW and tanker warplanes?
YET more to follow.
coolbert.
Continuing with that discussion of the American light carrier.
THE SUPER-CARRIER AS THAT TERM UNDERSTOOD TOO VULNERABLE AND EXPENSIVE!
"Does the US Navy have 10 or 19 Aircraft Carriers?"
Ten or nineteen. That is the question?
And the answer is?
"LHA(R) America Class Amphibious Assault Ship"
"Last week [April 2014] the U.S. Navy accepted USS America, first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, into service . . . When fully operational, America and Tripoli will operate as many as 20 F-35Bs, potentially playing a critical role in what the Navy projects as the future of air superiority."
An image of the USS America [LHA (R)] as might soon be. Carrying F-35 B Lightning, short take-off vertical landing.
THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP AS IN THE CURRENT INVENTORY DEPENDING ON MISSION AUGMENTING IN A MAJOR WAY THE SUPER-CARRIER. THOSE OTHER NINE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN REALITY U.S. MARINE ASSAULT SHIPS?
A Wasp-class amphibious assault ship that number and type of warplanes fixed and rotary aircraft task tailored. Missions to include the "Standard Complement", "Assault", "Sea Control".
"Actual mix depends on the mission"
"Standard Complement":
* 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft
* 4 AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter
* 12 CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters
* 9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
* 3–4 UH-1N Huey helicopters
"Assault"
* 22+ MV-22 Osprey or 42 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters
"Sea Control"
* 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft
* 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters
LHA (R) however NOT carrying [?] those embedded and organic warplanes essential to the mission and of the variety:
* EW [Electronic Warfare].
* AEW [Airborne Early Warning].
* Tanker.
Assuming also Osprey if and when carried capable of carrying out the aerial logistics mission.
The much talked about Chinese aircraft carrier [solely one at the present time] Liaoning able to carry about twenty-four combat warplanes of the strike mission variety. Liaoning also evidently NOT have organic EW, AEW and tanker warplanes?
YET more to follow.
coolbert.