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Old 14th Mar 2010, 19:57
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ME, that's not true.

Whilst the main platform for an F-35B might be an LHA-R, as with with the AV8-B it needs to be available within 5m of the troops o the ground.

The usual means of doing so is to cycle forward to an onshore FOB where you can refuel re-arm near the FEBA. That's normally done on a PSP or quickly laid concrete platform.

If there's a larger length strip it will be used by forward deployed USN or USAF units with greater payload and sensors.

If you assume an LHA-R within effective range, you must presume a CVA to protect it, in which case why the LHA?
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