Mattb
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It's not what you'd call long-ranged though.
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The first shore to ship at sea delivery of an F-35 power module to a carrier has been achieved by a Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission CMV-22B Osprey to the USS Carl Vinson.
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US Navy CMV-22B Delivers F135 Engine to a CVN for the First Time - Naval News
The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an F-35C power module aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U. S. Navy’s first, at-sea replenishment for this component.
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Are we facing Wolfpack’s again?
if you can’t hit it with two fish, you might need to reconsider things
lots much longer ranged than knife fighting at point blank with a submarine that has lots of bigger and nastier torpedoes.
And you're basing this on what deep knowledge and experience of ASW weapons, capabilities and countermeasures?
Are you trying to qualify for the "Wrong about everything. All the time." T-shirt?
Wightsparker
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I immediately thought of my wife......
Which is why the USN hang an external fuel cell on their Seahawks. Good luck trying to fit the 4 LWT's. The RAN should have bought Merlin, both kinds.
Mattb
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And? Still way shorter ranged than a Merlin carrying Sting Ray (or a hypothetical torpedo-carrying cruise missile).
But of course it is American, and thus the answer to all current and future threats and potential capability requirements.
baldbof
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They're shouting about an aircraft delivering stuff to an aircraft carrier??? It must be a quiet news day.The first shore to ship at sea delivery of an F-35 power module to a carrier has been achieved by a Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission CMV-22B Osprey to the USS Carl Vinson.
US Navy CMV-22B Delivers F135 Engine to a CVN for the First Time - Naval News
The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an F-35C power module aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U. S. Navy’s first, at-sea replenishment for this component.
ThunderBox
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It was done by a -22 and we don’t have any, so we are fckuked.
Do we expect a Merlin to do it? We don’t have enough.
A V-22 would be ideal, a bomb truck to throw torpedoes out of, ability to deliver personnel and supplies, it’s a pity we have no plans to buy it.
Not a Boffin
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Oh FFS, here we go again.....
For that sort of shore-to-ship lift, Chinook would be the obvious option.
Once you see the price tag to buy it, let alone fly it, you can understand why.
Chinook availability in the S China Sea?
Yes costly bit of kit, but one gets the impression Big Liz may have the space to carry one or two of the donks as spares?
Besides with USMC onboard they may come with the delivery address for that service.
First of generally deserves some sort of mention?
Lindermyer
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You forgot AEW Platform and dive bomber
I thought we were getting some for free...
terminal
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At least a dozen countries used to use the older version of ASROC. Only the US and Japan still operate it now (using the newer version). I suspect there's probably a good reason why it's fallen out of favour among so many former users.
Mattb
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Ask the Filipinos or Malaysians nicely.
Remind me again how many torpedos the Wildcat carries again to not very far?
Why would they buy a helicopter even its builders won’t buy as its insanely expensive and desperately unreliable?
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