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[siben]

I think you forgot a pic with that discription THeTA0123, so i will do it for you.

[Admiral Donutz]

@ Invicible, nice concept, how many are the Dutch planning to produce? We too should be getting an LHD  in the next few years and the requirement is somewhere around

- 8 helicopters
- 100 vehicles
- 1000 personnel
- 19 thousand tonnes
- 190m length

Only one is being build for the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Navy or Royal Netherlandic Navy*) so far and is to replace the oldest transport/logistics ship,  the Hr. Ms. Zuiderkruis (HMS Southerncross) and is meant to be able to:

- transport heavy equipement (Leopards, Howitzers, 2  chinooks or 6 NH-90's more heli space at the lwoer deck if required, up to 6 chinooks for example )
- Logistic support (heli landings)
- Large storage space (logistics)
- 2 LVCPs
- Room for 300 people (of which a cre of 150)

Size:    204,7 x 30,4 x 8 meters
Weight: 27.800 ton
Speed: 18 knots

Sources:
http://proto5.thinkquest.nl/~lle0555/jss.html
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLOS

* Speaking of which, if we translate the various "royal navies" to inlcude the country name, why not call the British royal navy "Royal British Navy"? xD Plenty of navies call themselfs "Royal navy" in their own language and also use HMS (in their own language) when naming ships. =p
Edit: On the wbesite of the ministery of defence they use a different render:

=/
Source: http://www.defensie.nl/dmo/materieelprojecten/zeestrijdkrachten/verwerving_joint_logistiek_ondersteuningsschip_%28jss%29/

Oh and other ships that are WIP are some OPVs (Ocean Patrol Vessel), which will be of the "Holland klass" (Holland class), they'll be "ocean going patrolships" (corvettes aka "small fregats"):






They's use the names of various provinces (drawing from a source of 7 provinces, theses days we have 12 provinces, for example the former province "holland" was split up in "noord holland" and "zuid holland"):
- P840 Hr. Ms. Holland (Hms Holland)
- P841 Hr. Ms. Zeeland (Hms Sealand)
- P842 Hr. Ms. Friesland (Hms Friesland)
- P843 Hr. Ms. Groningen (Hms Groningen)

Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollandklasse_%28OPV%29

Not to be  confused with the zeven provinciën (seven procinces)class, which are fregats from 2002-2005:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Zeven_Provinci%C3%ABnklasse_%28fregat%29

Rather funny, you'd expect the seven provinces class ships to carry the names of one of the former seven provinces, but these guys carry the names of former people of importance in the KM.

[Fuchs]

Now with BBQ on deck? 



7 Provinciën, most beautiful Ship-of-the-Line ever built.

[Miklas]

I beg to differ:

[Mspfc Doc DuFresne]

Well seeing how everybody else is posting seaporn...



The Virginia class, Blocks IV and V. These are going to replace the Los Angeles, in similar numbers but much more versatile, cheaper to run, and as quiet as the seawolfs. They only have 4 torpedo tubes to the Seawolfs' eight but also come with 10 VLS tubes as well as lots of sonar (including for minesweeping) and storage and lockout trunks for SEAL teams. Blocks IV and V will have sleeker sails, and plans are in the works for replacing the torpedo tubes with bomb bays for swim out torpedoes of any size. Alternatively, there are tentative plans for replacing the tubes with the supersized tubes of the Seawolf class.

[Rawhide]

Pfc. Corey J. Bishop, a machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and an Alexander City, Ala. native, lays down suppressive fire during a company assault exercise at Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Feb. 28.

Yep, I'm Swedish so yeah, I'm a real sucker for anything related to the ol' FN MAG

[Kading]

Well seeing how everybody else is posting seaporn...
The Virginia class, Blocks IV and V. These are goping to replace the Los Angeles, in similar numbers but much more versatile, cheaper to run, and as quiet as the seawolfs. They only have 4 torpedo tubes to the Seawolfs' eight but also come with 10 VLS tubes as well as lots of sonar (including for minesweeping) and storage and lockout trunks for SEAL teams. Blocks IV and V will have sleeker sails, and plans are in the works for replacing the torpedo tubes with bomb bays for swim out torpedoes of any size. Alternatively, there are tentative plans for replacing the tubes with the supersized tubes of the Seawolf class.

That's not even close to what a Virginia class looks like. Not even a little close to the concept designs. Also, the USS California was layed down a year ago. Way to keep up with the times, guys. Stop watching the military channel for "current" info.

THIS, is the Virginia Class submarine North Carolina.

[Kading]

So seeing the thing and meeting with the crew gives you inside knowledge of the future design plans, and the credibility to call GlobalSecurity "secondhand rubbish?" Whats next, FAS MAN is a jingoistic rumor mill?

Stationed within a pistol shot of that ship from the moment it's keel was laid down til the end of this past October. I have seen it in a condition that suggests it is under construction. I have met the crew, I have seen their barracks. Call me a liar again.

[Rawhide]

U.S. military personnel prepare to board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during exercise Emerald Warrior 2010 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 11, 2010. The training is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise involving multiservice participants. The exercise is conducted in multiple states and training sites throughout the southeast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster/Released)

[Tolga<3]

Thanks for the answer Admiral Donutz





Operation Bright Star, Egypt 2009.

[THeTA0123]

M26 Pershings in Hongchon, Korea

Pershings faced mainly T-34/85 tanks, wich where no match for the american muscle

But the hot climate proved bad for the pershing its engine, and it was unrealible if not proper maintained

[Zurich163]

 The Caspian Sea Monster from the Cold War Era days

[Eat Uranium]

Russian trenches in the forests of Sarikamish (Dec 1914 - Jan 1915).

[silian]

Centurion Mk.3 - the most potent tank to serve in Korea. The Yanks were very impressed by it's combat performance and purchased many for the MDAP.

This Cent of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, carries men of the Royal Australian Regiment across a pontoon bridge spanning the Imjin river, April 1951.

[Rawhide]