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That's so damn UGLY! Wtf who designed it daewoo lol ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฎ๐บ๐ธ
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soundtrack plz ?
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The most ugly ship I have ever seen!!!
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I am about to serve on his lovely lady. :-)
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one is getting a rail gun
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It should be armed by 1 or 2 M242 Bushmasters.
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Ok since people don't seem to be willing to actually research this ship I'll list what it can do and what its role is.
It can transport 600 odd tons of personnel and equipment 1,200nm at an average speed of 35 knots. The class is purely for mobility, It fills a gab between high speed low capacity transport aircraft (C-17's, C-130's) and low speed high capacity ships. With the shallow draft and ramp it can pull up to shallow docks common in 3rd world nations and unload a fully equipped combat brigade ready to fight inside of 15 minutes. They have no combat or defensive capabilities but neither do many of the US transport assets. -
The USNS Millinocket which is a sister ship will soon be fitted with a railgun for testing in sea trials.
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Whats it do for attack capabilities?ย Ram other ships?
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ย What is the purpose of this ship?
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O.k. it's a shiny boat, but what can it do
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Incredible! I might even reenlist to serve on one of these or an LCS.
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groovy
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Well with only the two pillons in the water it would sink real fast if hit!! scarey to say the least
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it can carry 2 medium helos, so in the navy's hands some seahawk's would provide more then enough protection, or even running a couple fire scouts some day would be even deadlier. If the marines have there birds on some ah-1z's would be ample fire and attack power (could maybe have 3 aboard)
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Even in this video its kind of hard to get an appreciation of the size and length of this thing and how much hardware its capable of carrying at high speed. It's quite a beast of a thing. Not sure what it would have for cover, possibly air support form a carrier? Anyway, I think the view from that bridge that's almost completely windows would be amazing.
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i would imagine it just uses small fast ships as a armed escort or helicopters.
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Its a high speed transport vessel: It carries weapons, troops, whatever, to its destination fast.
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' do this ship have CIWS machine guns, missiles / rockets
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We build this in my city makes this redneck bama feel important
Military Sealift Command (MSC) accepted delivery of the Navy's first joint high-speed vessel at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 5 2012. USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), a joint high-speed vessel, or JHSV, is designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment. MSC will own and operate Spearhead and the 8 other JHSVs that are under contract, with the option of a 9th additional vessel, to be built for the Navy. Spearhead is crewed by 22 civil service mariners working for MSC who will operate, navigate and maintain the ship. Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Four Kenneth Wahlman is the ship's sponsor. Wahlman was inducted into the Transportation Corps Hall of Fame in July 2004 after 38 years of distinguished contributions to the Army ranging from support to Naval Nuclear Power Unit at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, to assisting with the launch of the Army prepositioning fleet in 1987. The Navy honored the ship's original U.S. Army-chosen name and sponsor after the 2011 decision to transfer five JHSVs - originally slated to be owned and operated by the Army - to the Navy. Subsequent JHSVs will be named after U.S. counties, such as USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). The 338-foot-long (103m) aluminum catamarans are designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in shallow waters, making them ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly within a theater of operations. "Flexibility may be the best attribute of this ship," said civilian Capt. Douglas D. Casavant, Jr., Spearhead's civil service master who has been sailing for MSC for 23 years. "Our 20,000 square foot (1,858 square meters) mission bay area can be reconfigured to quickly adapt to whatever mission we are tasked with, for instance, carrying containerized portable hospitals to support disaster relief or transporting tanks and troops." The JHSVs are capable of transporting approximately 600 tons of military troops, vehicles, supplies and equipment 1,200 nautical miles (2,222 km) at an average speed of 35 knots (65 km/h), and can operate in shallow-draft, austere ports and waterways, providing U.S. forces added mobility and flexibility. The JHSVs' aviation flight deck can support day and night flight operations for a wide variety of aircraft, including CH-53 Super Stallions. Each JHSV has sleeping accommodations for up to 42 crew members and 104 mission personnel; and airline-style seating for 312 people. As MSC assets, all of the JHSVs will be civilian-crewed. The first 4 of the 10 projected vessels, including Spearhead, will be crewed by civil service mariners, while the next 6 are slated to be crewed by civilian mariners working for a private company under contract to MSC. Military mission personnel will embark as required by mission sponsors. Following delivery to the Navy, Spearhead will participate in operational testing before sailing to its layberth in Little Creek, Va. The Navy expects the ship to begin conducting missions in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. MSC operates approximately 110 noncombatant, U.S. merchant mariner-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships, conduct specialized missions, strategically preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, and move military cargo and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces and coalition partners. Fan Funding : PayPal : arronlee33@hotmail.com. Thanks a lot for your support! :-)