Posted on 04/30/2026 11:57:30 AM PDT by Retain Mike
Within the last two years, Washington and Canberra have locked onto Damen’s LST-100 designs to meet their demand for littoral maneuvers assets to ferry specialized ground formations to the various archipelagic areas of the Indo-Pacific during a conflict with China, according to separate announcements from the defense contractor. While smaller than the traditional large deck amphibious vessels deployed by both nations, these landing ship transports will allow American and Australian forces to disperse their new littoral formations equipped to counter China’s naval forces with mobile infantry and area denial assets.
Known as the McClung-class Landing Ship Mediums in American service, the Marine Corps has highlighted the vessels as crucial for Indo-Pacific and anti-ship missile-armed littoral regiment operations. The service envisions their deployment to support dispersed sensing and area denial operations identified under Force Design, the Marine Corps plan to gear its forces and capabilities toward a fight against China.
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they put “Nigeria” in a sentence and now I’m afraid to get in the boat
Just make arrangement first by sending a bank transfer to the link on the Nigerian email. You should get your virtual boarding pass soon after.
It better be built here and not this globalization BS that prevents us from building our own ships here and paying America workers.
I’m afraid I might lose the contents of my bank account . . .
Parrots, peg legs, and hook arms included.
If only we had the shipyards ...
Oh good, I’ve got plenty of those!
Now if they said the Wakandan Navy, I’d be much more confident about the tech.
I think that is where I am. Ship now lack helmsmen, and engine order telegraphs. As officer of the deck I would have no idea how to give orders.
All you need is an eye patch to bluff your way through.
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