Many thanks to Rohan for sending me this link!
via jiji.com
Shocked and amazed.
The Japanese are competent ship builders and have no need to go looking for a capable amphibious assault ship.
So this is more about gaining friends or strengthening friendships than it is about gaining a new capability. If this is aimed at buying the America Class LHA then the Japanese are seeking to tie their military into our own in not only military theory but also in sharing equipment.
Want to talk about real cross decking? If you operate the same ships it becomes much much easier.
Imagine this.
The US Marine Corps has always complained about a dearth of shipping. What happens when the Japanese suddenly find themselves with two ships sitting around that they can't fill?
Sounds like the US Marines and US Army (wouldn't that be a kick in the pants...the Army gets feet wet aboard Japanese amphibs!) just found a new ride. I wonder how the S. Koreans and Chinese would react to that?
via jiji.com
In response to the policy that emphasizes remote islands and defense of the East China Sea, the response to large-scale disasters such as the Nankai Trough earthquake in the new National Defense Program Guidelines adopted by the Cabinet in December last year has been shown, the Ministry of Defense, aviation and transportation capacity I introduced into the Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious assault ship with excellent operational capability. By 2018, the final year medium-term defense buildup plan to be based on the Charter, established the equipment procurement goal of 5 years (medium-term proof), consider the equipment and functions required. After that, I embody the implementation plan.I have to admit that I'm shocked.
In the medium-proof, clearly "on the study, to obtain conclusions about the existence of multi-functional ship" with the aim to quickly deploy the Self-Defense Forces troops in the remote island defense. You wrote "The rapid transport of troops sufficient scale, completeness initial response to Expand" and also in response to the Nankai Trough earthquake.
Shocked and amazed.
The Japanese are competent ship builders and have no need to go looking for a capable amphibious assault ship.
So this is more about gaining friends or strengthening friendships than it is about gaining a new capability. If this is aimed at buying the America Class LHA then the Japanese are seeking to tie their military into our own in not only military theory but also in sharing equipment.
Want to talk about real cross decking? If you operate the same ships it becomes much much easier.
Imagine this.
The US Marine Corps has always complained about a dearth of shipping. What happens when the Japanese suddenly find themselves with two ships sitting around that they can't fill?
Sounds like the US Marines and US Army (wouldn't that be a kick in the pants...the Army gets feet wet aboard Japanese amphibs!) just found a new ride. I wonder how the S. Koreans and Chinese would react to that?
