Posted on Jul 26, 2020
LPD: The U.S. Navy's Most Versatile Vessel Isn't A Destroyer Or A Submarine
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LPD: The U.S. Navy's Most Versatile Vessel Isn't A Destroyer Or A Submarine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC Stephen Conway SPC Nancy Greene Wish I was More Familiar with a Modern Landing Platform Dock (LPD) These Stealth Versions are After My Time.
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SPC Nancy Greene
I watched an old John Wayne movie and they used a ‘Jeep’ ship after Pearl Harbor. I had never heard of a ‘Jeep’ ship before then.Seems the Navy is more willing to adjust their ships to meet the technology of today. Sometimes the Army and Marine Corps can be so resistant to changes it can be detrimental to their actual missionSP5 Jim Curry
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SPC Nancy Greene
the way they were portrayed in the movie was basically to support carriers by ‘restocking’ them with aircraft and ammunition SP5 Jim Curry
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Other than the fact they can't really operate by themselves, sure... An LPD may be "versatile", but it isn't a Swiss Army knife that the article claims. Amhibs rarely operate by themselves, because their self-defense capability is limited and they are too high value a target to leave undefended.
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