[cba123]

"The Navy plans to operate 28 to 30 of the smaller amphibious ships, which are comparatively cheaper than a new destroyer costing more than $1.5 billion."

(Later in the article)

[cba123]

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/23/hawaii-1st-to-receive-new-warships-that-pull-onto-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

[EEGator]

I’m assuming they will not be allowed to train beach landings in HI?

[HighSierra5]

No beach out of reach.

[alternatives?]

How many LST’s from WWII could you buy for $100 million?

[IndispensableDestiny]

It doesn’t exist yet. My hunch is that it never will.

[DoughtyOne]

How many of these types of ships have been proposed, only to
build one or two and call the project off?

Is this some tactic to keep the hawks satisfied, while nothing
gets done and we move closer and closer to war without the
new fleet of the promised ships?

[Berlin_Freeper]

Highly recommend 4 weeks beach vacation. Even if you do not actually lay on the beach but sit on the boardwalk .

[nuke_road_warrior]

I don’t know why, but this smells like the “Little Crappy Ship Strikes Back.” Especially with the justification that these new ships will be cheaper than a new destroyer. Who was planning to land marines ashore using destroyers? Totally different mission profile. I’m open to convincing arguments regarding the need for these vessels, but this article didn’t provide much justification that these ships will counter a credible threat better than our existing amphibious forces.

[the_Watchman]

On a totally different tack: This project was probably started during the Trump administration. Back then, we were considering an invasion of California by sea. :)

[Salvavida]

75 is too big of a profile for this mission. Try 4.

Also, I don’t think Marines are the best tools to go hunting for warships. Just sayin.

[centurion316]

I hear that the Biden Administration is planning to send them to Afghanistan ASAP.

[No_Mas_Obama]

Yet when the ChiCom ships pull onto the beaches of Hawaii they’ll be hailed as liberators by American leftists.

[maddog55]

And out roll the recently taught critical race theory folks with their transgendered shipmates.

How inspiring.

[PIF]

LAWs pull on to beaches and are ticketed for being on the beach without approval or permit by local property associations, the town, the mayor, while irate property owners scream about their views being blocked.

[Dogbert41]

To be made in China no doubt.

[Verginius Rufus]

Nothing new under the sun.

The Persians did this in 479 B.C. They pulled their warships up on to beach at Mycale because they were afraid to fight another naval battle after they got whupped at Salamis the year before.

[5th MEB]

That’s nice; the Navy now has a 130 million dollar ship that can become a stationary target for LAND BASED ARTILLARY!

[moovova]

[ridesthemiles]

It is very EASY to PULL ONTO a beach-—

NOT so easy to PULL OFF again.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

So... a duck boat with a gun mounted?