Turks are taking close in defense VERY seriously on their LHD....UPDATE!!!!

UPDATE!  When you expand the pic you can read carried aircraft. They're talking about having 50+ attack UAVs aboard!  Imagine if the USMC and USN were actually serious about sea denial!  You wouldn't have to wreck the Ground Combat Element to do it.  You could just put 100 (if this can carry 50+ then the America class has to top 100) attack UAVs onboard our LHAs and do some serious sea denial work!  Once again lack of imagination strikes. I wonder if that's really what we're missing today.  Look back at the concepts explored in the 50's and 60's.  Our scientist/dreamers were pushing the envelope everywhere and the US govt was all in on seeing if it worked.

Note.  Remember when the Tarawa class had (I believe) 4 - 5in guns to cover all sectors?

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