Posted on 02/23/2021 3:07:08 PM PST by cba123
HONOLULU (AP) - A new class of U.S. Navy vessel is expected to be deployed for the first time in Hawaii as part of a sweeping force redesign.
The Light Amphibious Warship can pull onto beaches and costs between $100 million and $130 million, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
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You are correct. This is a horrible idea. Those LSTs were designed cheap and quick for a one time use. It worked. Shallow Draft, run like hell to the beach and drop the doors and out come tanks and marines.
Sorry you took my send off for a real comment.
Good point. The plan up to this point had been to use Amphibious Assault Ships, which would stay over the horizon, and have helicopters and small boats carry the troops to shore.
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