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Optimum-sized amphibious/mrv ship; for the Philippine Navy
Topic Started: Nov 3 2010, 03:09 AM (1,635 Views)
pachador


Here's something to discuss. its several related questions:
1.) what is more practical for the philippine situation considering the limited budget ? 1 MRV or 3 LSTs ?
2.) is it better to have 1 stretched limousine or 3 toyota corollas ?
3.) if we buy 1 MRV, what will happen to the PN's sealift capacity if that 1 MRV goes into drydock for repairs or worse if its sunk by God knows who?
4.) if we buy 3 LSTs (e.g. Korean Alligator class), if 1 LST is in drydock for repairs, there are 2 LSTs left. is this necessarily better ?
5.) If there is an urgent need to ship a small lot of 100 tons of ammo, would it be a waste of fuel and other operating costs to ship it it on a 7,300 ton MRV as compared to a 2,000 ton LST ?
6.) How often will there be a big AFP shipping order to transport ,say 1 or 2 batallions of troops with equipment which ideally needs an MRV ? if its not often, would 1 or 2 LSTs do the job ?
7.) is there a improvement in the korean alligator LST over the world war 2 LST ? that it can be a compromise between an MRV and the current Besson class or WW 2 LST ?
8.) how about 2 smaller MRVs instead of 1 huge MRV ?

By the way, a foreign source said that the MRV will be smaller at around 4,000 tons then that would seem to be more practical(??) He said its based on a neighboring ASEAN country's MRV. However, the philippine source said that its the much bigger makassar class...unless this particular philippine MRV is just using the "makassar" name as a codename for an MRV of new design or based on another design. We will see soon hopefully the truth...

one other note: the singaporean endurance class is 6,400 tons, the WW 2 LST is 1,625 tons standard , the 1990s-era south korean alligator class is 2,700 tons.

....and check this out - there is a new LST class under construction for the south korean navythat is 4,500 tons. check it out here:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/lst-2.htm
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