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the Austrian class are ships that combine the capabilities of different types of units for the amphibian war. the Americans define lsd the ships from transport equipped with flood basin, lst those for the landing of means cingolati and lka the ships transport from attack. this combination of characteristics has given origin to the lpds, multifunctional ships that can transport tons of material, medical structures, means from landing and helicopters for which they are also used in rescue missions to populations affected by natural disasters thanks to their ability to operate even in the absence of suitable harbour/airport structures. the lpds are equipped with a large flood basin that can accommodate different types of landing means while on the upper bridges you can find tanks, amphibian vehicles, jeeps, trucks, etc. to sternvia a wide surface constitutes the flight bridge on which they can affix six ch-46 or 3 ch-53 at a time. Nine hundred marines find accommodation with all their equipment, in addition to the 410 men who make up the crew. two thousand tons of supplies and equipment are enlivened thanks to two 30 ton cranes, six from 4 ton, an 8.15 ton elevator and two forklifts. for flight operations 224,500 gallons of gasoline are formed while 119,000 gallons are fuel reserves for land vehicles. the hull measures 173,4 meters long and 32 meters wide while the fishing is 10 meters. the displacement at full load reaches the 16.000 tons and the speed is 21 knots achieved thanks to 2 boilers foster wheeler, 2 gas turbines de laval gt from 24.000 hp and two propellers. the generators are fed by the boiler steam and produce sufficient energy for a city of 26,000 inhabitants. on board is available the laundry service, barber, a shop on board, staff payment office, an administration office, a post office, library, welding workshop, a repair shop of machinery, a valve workshop, one for repair of diesel engines, two evaporators from 25,000 liters of water per day each. each ship also has its own medical and dental staff and operating rooms. warehouses and cold rooms, can contain enough food supplies to cover the needs of 1300 people boarded for 60 days, or 500 men for 90 days. in a special superstructure are the functions of command, logistic center and coordination that allow to assume in case of an amphibious assault, the role of ship command primary control responsible for the coordination of the waves of landing. the original armament, consisting of two plants binati from 76 mounted to prora and two aft was removed in two successive interventions while the antimissile systems ciws vulcan phalanx were boarded and in the 90s were equipped with droni pioneers.
built between 1965 and 1971, although their capacities are lower than those of the new class lsd-41, they were considered sufficiently modern for which the navy had planned to inaugurate a revision program for all 11 units from the first months of 1988: the slep program, which would extend their service life of 10-15 years, to 2005.
of this class is part of the uss ponce. launched in 1970 remained in service until last year when it was decided to put out of service (in American “decommissioning”). so the uss ponce was moored for a couple of weeks along with the other units just put out of service, but kept in reserve in case of necessity, then suddenly its destiny changed. the planners of the Navy have decided to modernize it and change the nature of its missions. the uss ponce has become a floating center of command and control as well as an ideal platform for special forces missions requiring a certain number of personnel. the structural changes and the electronic part of the ponce were carried out very quickly and towards the middle of June the ship has sailed towards its operating zone in the Persian Gulf, in which it is still present, clear message addressed to the Iranian. the ability to be directly in the crisis theater is the specific military advantage of the old ‘nave mother’ ponce while the marina asked the congress to approve a program of 4 years, with a cost of 1,2 billion dollars, to finance the construction of two new ships able to carry out the same operations for which the re-conversion of the ponce was thought. the ships are classified in military code as 'floating military bases', an idea that of the ships used as mobile bases born in the early 1990s when, following the dissolution of the Soviet Empire, new unexpected theaters of crisis opened. here the need for the united states of a flexibility of intervention that in 2001 brought the kitty hawk carrier to be converted to sheltered esere for the men of the American special forces engaged in raids against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
but the peculiarities of ship ponce do not stop here. the unit was in fact equipped with the “laser weapons system”, a new experimental weapon capable of breaking drones, destroying small motors and assault barks and blinding the sensors of planes and helicopters. being experimental (although 12 hits in the tests against real targets), the system still has some flaws but the armed forces are still very happy. the head of the marine research center, the contr admiral matthew klunder argued that the new technology used for the laser cannon "represents a huge step forward in revolutionizing the modern method of war, just as the gunpow did when taking the place of swords and knives".
among the advantages the great adaptability that allows it to be installed easily on each unit, the cost is 31 million dollars but each shot costs less than one dollar against the hundreds of thousands needed for a missile. the intensity of the radius can be modulated to put out use radar and sensors or to fire the targets allowing to manage the escalation of a crisis.
among the disadvantages the fact that the laser can follow only a straight trajectory, can not be used beyond the horizon and is disturbed by clouds, fog, water vapor, the target must be visible thus limiting the flow and the weapon has not yet been experimented against missiles.
but American technicians are optimistic, on the other hand if the ray travels at the speed of light, why could not break a missile?
what was the typical weapon of science fiction film writers is becoming reality?
[video=youtube;vqLkpcHavZE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqlkpchavze[/video]
built between 1965 and 1971, although their capacities are lower than those of the new class lsd-41, they were considered sufficiently modern for which the navy had planned to inaugurate a revision program for all 11 units from the first months of 1988: the slep program, which would extend their service life of 10-15 years, to 2005.
of this class is part of the uss ponce. launched in 1970 remained in service until last year when it was decided to put out of service (in American “decommissioning”). so the uss ponce was moored for a couple of weeks along with the other units just put out of service, but kept in reserve in case of necessity, then suddenly its destiny changed. the planners of the Navy have decided to modernize it and change the nature of its missions. the uss ponce has become a floating center of command and control as well as an ideal platform for special forces missions requiring a certain number of personnel. the structural changes and the electronic part of the ponce were carried out very quickly and towards the middle of June the ship has sailed towards its operating zone in the Persian Gulf, in which it is still present, clear message addressed to the Iranian. the ability to be directly in the crisis theater is the specific military advantage of the old ‘nave mother’ ponce while the marina asked the congress to approve a program of 4 years, with a cost of 1,2 billion dollars, to finance the construction of two new ships able to carry out the same operations for which the re-conversion of the ponce was thought. the ships are classified in military code as 'floating military bases', an idea that of the ships used as mobile bases born in the early 1990s when, following the dissolution of the Soviet Empire, new unexpected theaters of crisis opened. here the need for the united states of a flexibility of intervention that in 2001 brought the kitty hawk carrier to be converted to sheltered esere for the men of the American special forces engaged in raids against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
but the peculiarities of ship ponce do not stop here. the unit was in fact equipped with the “laser weapons system”, a new experimental weapon capable of breaking drones, destroying small motors and assault barks and blinding the sensors of planes and helicopters. being experimental (although 12 hits in the tests against real targets), the system still has some flaws but the armed forces are still very happy. the head of the marine research center, the contr admiral matthew klunder argued that the new technology used for the laser cannon "represents a huge step forward in revolutionizing the modern method of war, just as the gunpow did when taking the place of swords and knives".
among the advantages the great adaptability that allows it to be installed easily on each unit, the cost is 31 million dollars but each shot costs less than one dollar against the hundreds of thousands needed for a missile. the intensity of the radius can be modulated to put out use radar and sensors or to fire the targets allowing to manage the escalation of a crisis.
among the disadvantages the fact that the laser can follow only a straight trajectory, can not be used beyond the horizon and is disturbed by clouds, fog, water vapor, the target must be visible thus limiting the flow and the weapon has not yet been experimented against missiles.
but American technicians are optimistic, on the other hand if the ray travels at the speed of light, why could not break a missile?
what was the typical weapon of science fiction film writers is becoming reality?
[video=youtube;vqLkpcHavZE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqlkpchavze[/video]
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