Anonymous Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 03:35AM
Waay toooo subdued. Needs big flames, skull and crossbones, multi-colored
squadron decals, etc.
Early in WWII, the fighters and bombers were painted in camouflage or olive
drab/sky gray....when we were kicking ass, they dropped any pretense of
camouflage and came out with some kickass wild colors on a bright aluminum
skin....try and stop us! Squadrons competed to see who could come up with the
wildest and boldest color schemes......bright yellows, reds, blues, greens,
purples, oranges. The fighters looked like modern day dragsters all decked out
in "look at me" graphics and paint. Go for it!!!!!
Sweet_FA Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 04:30AM
Even though that's a photoshop model, it looks like it could be a very useful
floating hospital or similar utility.
Mint Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 06:40AM
stealth ship with a heli pad..thats just stupid
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 07:23AM
yeah it has no offense potential at the moment just by looking for weapons
ports (unless america has learned the suicide bomber tactic... but i think these
cost just a LITTLE bit too much for that) so it would have to me a support ship
wouldnt it?
duane Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 09:43AM
It needs more landing pads to be a floating hospital,something we have forgoten
is that in real wars casualties come in alot quicker.We have been spoiled the
last few wars.
destructor Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 12:21PM
maybe it's reactive armour
Yempa Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 04:16PM
This is a kind of warship used by scandinavian countries. This is a new
american model with more capablities. For more information check: [
www.globalsecurity.org]
Mint Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 07:42PM
ah my mistake..i mistook it for a variation of the
Sea Shadow [
www.lowobservable.com]
thanks for the link Yempa
DogBreathIV Report This Comment Date: August 21, 2005 10:50PM
Wait a minute: cheap; very low draft [2-3m] high speed [50+ knots]; stealthy
[hence air cover often not required]; choppers set up for:
i) anti-sub;
ii) SAS-type infiltration/extraction;
iii) extraction of downed aircrew
[eg Bosnia F117];
iv) drop a squad or two of Marines for an
Al-Quaida execution/arrest;
v) provide fast disaster response.
Come on, add a few of these to each battle group, and separate pairs here and
there around the world and you have a new, flexible way to project force that
suits the modern conflict areas around the world, and a rapid response to
disasters [eg tsunami] that doesn't exist at present.
50 knots for 12 hrs adds 700 miles to the chopper' range, gives the people time
to set the chopers up for the mission reqs and then provides a local base for
comms, basic med facility etc. while the conventional units catch up.
Think flexible!
shoobadoobadoo Report This Comment Date: August 25, 2005 12:31PM
tosser