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To: moonshot925

Is the ship armed in any way? I can’t see anything which obviously is a gun or even missile launcher.


9 posted on 07/28/2012 7:37:38 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

I see a missile launcher on the bow.


13 posted on 07/28/2012 7:44:30 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: yarddog

Armament: Two 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense;
two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense


14 posted on 07/28/2012 7:46:07 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: yarddog; mylife

It has two 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile launchers and two Mk44 Bushmaster II cannons.


16 posted on 07/28/2012 7:49:14 PM PDT by moonshot925
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To: yarddog

The dome under the flag must be a bushmaster canon.


17 posted on 07/28/2012 7:50:05 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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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


22 posted on 07/28/2012 7:54:34 PM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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