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Navy christens USS Somerset, last of 3 ships named in honor of 9/11 terrorist attack sites
Washington Post/Associated Press ^
| 28 July 2012
| Staff
Posted on 07/28/2012 7:24:10 PM PDT by moonshot925
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To: mylife; yarddog
To: yarddog
Armament: Two MK 46 Mod 2 guns, fore and aft; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, fore and aft: nine .50 calibre machine guns.
Aircraft: Launch or land two CH53E Super Stallion helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft or up to four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, AH-1 or UH-1 helicopters.
Landing/Attack Craft: Two LCACs or one LCU; and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles/Amphibious Assault Vehicles
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:54:34 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: yarddog
I think the 30 mm canons should take care of Imadinnerjackets boats
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:54:54 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: moonshot925
I know its the same class of ship, but the LPD-17 is the
San Antonio.Must be a file photo.
This is the basic armament for an LPD.
2 - Mk 31 Mod 1 RAM Guided Missile Weapon System
2 - Mk 46 Mod 1 30mm Gun (Ship version of Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Gun)
4 - MK 26 Mod 17 .50 Cal Machine Guns
Consider also that these guys are usually hanging around with a carrier battle group and all the associated bells and whistles.
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:56:07 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
To: moonshot925
Now we’re talking!
4 50 bmg mouse guns!
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:57:40 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I would think the .50 caliber machine guns could do that job.
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:58:28 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: Delta 21
USS Somerset LPD-25.
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:58:28 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
To: Delta 21
There would also be all the small arms in the armory.
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posted on
07/28/2012 7:58:37 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Paladin2; mylife; moonshot925
Too bad theres one named after Murtha.Yep.
To: Delta 21
Yes, I know, that was a picture of San Antonio.
Here is a picture of Somerset.
To: yarddog
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:00:03 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: FReepers; Patriots; FRiends
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:01:36 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: smoothsailing
That **** is just plain wrong. :(
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:02:44 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: smoothsailing; mylife
To: moonshot925
I drive through his old district every time I visit my childhood home.
I always saluted ol john with one finger when I drove through
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:07:48 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
What defenses does she have? I don’t see much. One RFM battery and two CWIS.
We better fit something else there pretty damn quick.
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:12:46 PM PDT
by
STD
([You must help] people in theÂ…feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless)
To: moonshot925; mylife
To: STD
Interesting to note...HMS Somerset was the British ship of the line that Paul Revere had to row past in order to spread the alarm to Lexington and Concord. No connection, obviously...but there it is.
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:17:50 PM PDT
by
PrkChps
To: STD
They seem to have it covered.
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:23:15 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: moonshot925
Nice to see ‘’Ma Deuce’’ is still going strong. There are legions of dirt bags from Nazis to jihadis taking a permanent dirt nap courtesy of the M2 .05 Browning Heavy Caliber Machine. Long may she shoot, straight and true.
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posted on
07/28/2012 8:25:37 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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