This is a concept invented by the United States: NLP is designed for auxiliary support-a flexible "offshore mobile platform". The us military plans to use it as a transit station or mobile terminal for the navy and marine corps in the future.
20 1 1 In May, General Dynamics National Steel Shipyard was awarded the construction contract of three mobile landing platform ships by the US Navy, with a total value of 744 million US dollars. The mobile landing platform ship is modified on the basis of S-class container ship, which not only saves the early research and development costs, but also saves the modification and construction costs.
The main structure of the ship includes vehicle assembly area, side slope and three air-cushion landing craft passages. These designs will allow large supply ships, ammunition carriers and other offshore preset boats to unload equipment and materials onto the mobile landing platform first, and then transfer them ashore by air-cushion landing craft.
The modular design of the ship enables the small-scale modification and upgrading of the ship itself to break away from the shackles of the terminal, directly dock at the general terminal, and even be carried out during the voyage, which is particularly important for coping with emergencies and performing emergency tasks.
Powerful function
Since the 1990s, some countries have begun to reduce the size of American military overseas bases. During the Iraq war, Turkey even refused to let the US military use its military base. All these have made the United States see the potential crisis of its global military strategy, so it pinned its hopes on this new mobile landing platform ship.
Although it is based on the improvement of merchant ships, the technical performance of mobile landing platform ships is not bad-
It can set off from the mainland to any designated sea area within 30 days to perform tasks; It can sail continuously at sea for more than 40 days at the speed of 15 knots; The ship has enough supplies to keep it in the war zone for a month.
In addition, it can also carry various types of helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft. Fighters such as the F-35 can take off and land vertically on the ship, and can also carry 1000 special warfare players and their weapons and equipment, as well as 1000 wheeled combat vehicles to meet various mission requirements.
The data shows that this is a brand-new supply platform. In most cases, mobile landing platform ships can use the troops and materials they carry to complete strategic and tactical tasks.