Send it straight to Poland.
Thanks to Jingoistic Joe Biden...The Russians are coming.
Ping
Awesome looking combat platform...
Have they decided which tranny will be the CO?
One surface to surface or air to surface missile will convert it to anchor capability.
This makes the second of the America class carrier/deck amphibious assault ships. It likely will be the last as the Marine Corps is moving away from amphibious landings in second-word areas to being able to confront Red China in a sea/land war of major proportions. More air assets manned and unmanned, fast smart missiles, etc.
Sorry but in era of modern technology, it is a floating coffin like all other surface combatants. Once located and tracted, it can destroyed with stealth missiles and even more deadly swarming stealth drones. Nor will those brave sailors ever see or be able to fire back at the people who attacked them.
Perhaps the current crop of political pole climbing, no combat experience, battleship admirals and generals ought to take note of what happened to the Armenian armor when it went up against the Israeli drones supplied to the Azerbaganis.
What is that large flat section on the starboard side of the bridge? I’ve never seen such on any LPH (my first ship) or an LHA.
Is this the replacement for the one that burned up in San Diego several months ago?
“The America-class of amphibious assault ships, which includes the Tripoli, is designed to put a Marine Expeditionary Unit ashore using helicopters and the Marines’ vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.”
May tbe F-35 quals be quick and painless. Amen.
5.56mm
Hope it works.
Looks like a huge target begging to be sunk.
How many escort ships does it need?
Might be good for a hostage situation against a Third World country.
From the Halls of Montezuma to the decks of Tripoli
Conventional weapons of war may still(temporarily)have their place in "mop-up" operations, but that's about it.
Look around, see how the west is being conquered without a shot being fired...except those occasional PSYOP's that serve a purpose to pigeon-hole/silence a group of "undesirables"(mostly traditional/conservative/patriotic white males who refuse to be "assimilated")to take away their rights/standing, making them the NEW "terrorists" that threaten society...public enemy #1(to the brain-fornicated masses).
...the financial benefit (to a few) may keep the billions flowing to defense contractors...but lets face it, the "security benefit" of conventional warfare(peace through strength)is almost laughable to the globalists/power-brokers at this point.
Control(manipulate)the money supply, control the airwaves, control the message, control technology...
...in today's world?
...you control the world.