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Star Wars . . . . . we are here! Is that just too much???
High Speed Naval Vessel Surfs African Region
By U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bradly Shaver
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti,
July 21, 2003 quote:
The United States Navy's High Speed Vessel, HSV-X1 Joint Venture, recently arrived at the Port of Djibouti with personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) who have been participating in training exercises in Kenya.
The introduction of the high-tech Joint Venture and CJTF-HOA personnel in early June closely follows a wide range of Kenyan initiatives to guard against terrorist threats.
A leader in the war on terrorism in the region, Kenya has taken decisive action to address anti-terrorism issues associated with air and port security. Now in partnership with CJTF-HOA, combined forces are focusing on countering coastal and maritime terrorist activity, according to a Joint Special Operations Task Force spokesperson.
The counter-terrorism training, conducted in Kenya's coastal water and the international waters within CJTF-HOA's area of responsibility, supports the CJTF-HOA's mission to detect, disrupt and defeat transnational terrorist groups in the region. This area is defined as the total airspace, land areas and coastal waters of Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Yemen.
The 313-foot Joint Venture is a high-speed, aluminum catamaran-hulled, ocean-going vessel. It is rapidly re-configurable and can ferry up to 325 combat personnel and 400 tons of cargo nearly 3,000 miles one way at speeds in excess of 40 knots, said Navy Capt. Phil Beierl, officer in charge, HSV-X1.
Other capabilities of the vessel include ship-to-shore logistics in coastal or littoral waters, command, control and support for helicopter and amphibious operations including force insertion, recovery and redeployment.
"The HSV-X1 provides a moving command post and logistics base, supporting troops in distant regions - and that's exactly what it did for the exercise in Kenya," said Beierl. It is highly maneuverable, and capable of making a sharp 90-degree turn at full speed and stopping in three ship lengths.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/jul2003/a072203a.html
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It's big
It's fast
It's got a shallow draft.
The Aussies brought this thing to East Timor. It REALLY impressed a MArine there and a few months later the Navy and the Army had leased one and taken it all over the world.
These NEED to join the ARG full time.
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If you load a mudfoot down with a lot of gadgets he has to watch somebody a lot more simply equipped - say with a stone axe - will sneak up and bash his head in while he is trying to read a Vernier. - Robert Heinlein
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Here is another:
Here's some added infor:
Description: Sea Shadow is a test craft developed under a combined program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the Navy, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company.
Background: The Sea Shadow program was begun in the mid-1980s. Its purpose is to explore a variety of new technologies for surface ships, including ship control, structures, automation for reduced manning, seakeeping and signature control.
General Characteristics:
Sea Shadow Power Plant: Diesel electric
Length: 164 feet (49.99 meters)
Beam: 68 feet (20.73 meters)
Draft: 14.5 feet (4.42 meters)
Displacement: 560 tons (568.99 metric tons) full load
Crew: 10
This was one of the many atttempts at stealth. It worked really well except for the fact that satellites didn't see the craft but did see the 'hole' in the water!
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These have less point because there are fewer high tech navies against us.
Go with God, but make Him walk the point.
If you load a mudfoot down with a lot of gadgets he has to watch somebody a lot more simply equipped - say with a stone axe - will sneak up and bash his head in while he is trying to read a Vernier. - Robert Heinlein
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quote:
Originally posted by rickdog
It REALLY impressed a MArine there and a few months later the Navy and the Army had leased one and taken it all over the world.
Hey, wanna know something ELSE that really impressed a marine? I got oohs and aaahhhs from them when I showed them I could open a Zippo by snapping my fingers on the lid! Sliced bread seemed to make a good impression on them also.[ ]
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what's that up at the front of the boat, under the nose of the first chopper?
Make The Voices Stop!
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quote:
Originally posted by paracowboy
what's that up at the front of the boat, under the nose of the first chopper?
I don't know for sure but I venture to guess its the mechanism for controlling the bow ramp, as the ship is capable of off-loading from both bow and stern.
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quote:
bow and stern
that's the front and back, right?[]
Make The Voices Stop!
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