by Haijun watcher » Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:39 am
WOw! This reminds me of the USN's expeditionary transfer dock ships such as the
USNS Montford Point or the USNS Lewis B. Puller:
Forbes
Surprise! The Chinese Navy Just Transformed This Cargo Ship Into An Instant Helicopter Carrier
David AxeContributor
Aerospace & Defense
'Zhen Hua 28' and a Z-8 helicopter.
Via Twitter
In a creative�some might say desperate�bid to bolster its amphibious fleet, the U.S. Navy in recent years has been building so-called �expeditionary sea-base ships� that are little more than commercial heavy-load carrier ships with a gray coat of paint and some military radios.
Now the Chinese fleet has demonstrated the same creativity�or desperation. A commercial heavy-load carrier flying a Hong Kong flag recently supported a Chinese naval exercise, functioning as a base for at least two army helicopters.
It�s not hard to imagine the same ship, or vessels like her, also functioning as a base for landing craft. These ships, taken up from trade, could quickly swell a Chinese invasion fleet.
(....SNIPPED)
WOw! This reminds me of the USN's expeditionary transfer dock ships such as the [url=http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/am/auxil/ESD-700-ck/index.htm]USNS [i]Montford Point[/i] or the USNS [i]Lewis B. Puller[/i]:[/url]
[url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/08/22/surprise-the-chinese-navy-just-transformed-this-cargo-ship-into-an-istant-helicopter-carrier/#7996e4dc1d44]Forbes[/url]
[quote] [b][size=200] Surprise! The Chinese Navy Just Transformed This Cargo Ship Into An Instant Helicopter Carrier[/size][/b]
David AxeContributor
Aerospace & Defense
[img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50258735138_cd8af4d2b2.jpg[/img]
'Zhen Hua 28' and a Z-8 helicopter.
Via Twitter
In a creative�some might say desperate�bid to bolster its amphibious fleet, the U.S. Navy in recent years has been building so-called �expeditionary sea-base ships� that are little more than commercial heavy-load carrier ships with a gray coat of paint and some military radios.
Now the Chinese fleet has demonstrated the same creativity�or desperation. A commercial heavy-load carrier flying a Hong Kong flag recently supported a Chinese naval exercise, functioning as a base for at least two army helicopters.
It�s not hard to imagine the same ship, or vessels like her, also functioning as a base for landing craft. These ships, taken up from trade, could quickly swell a Chinese invasion fleet.
(....SNIPPED)[/quote]