Errymath: MLP

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H1138 MLP</div>
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cjdby.net via yexu at China Defense Forum</div>
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 Soviet designed Zubr hovercraft is carried by hull "H1183" MLP.
  The H1183 can carry multiple Zubrs, each of which can travel 60 knots 
over water, carry 150 tons of tanks, artillery and infantry, and is 
armed to the teeth with Gatling cannons, hundreds of 140mm rockets, 
MANPADS missiles and mines.  MLPs could carry these gigantic attack 
hovercrafts to anywhere in the world, without being restricted by the 
Zubr's  300 mile range. <i>Popular Science</i><br />
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H1138 MLP</div>
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sina.com, via Blitzo at China Defense Forum</div>
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"H1138",
 built at Huangpu Wenchong shipyards in its first military contract, is Mobile Landing Platform, which allow for 
larger and cheaper platforms to stage amphibious operations involving 
hovercraft and other amphibious/littorial vehicles, compared to 
conventional amphibious warfare ships.  The H1138 is 50,000 tons, with a
 deck area of almost 4,000 square meters.<br />
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The "H1183" is a 50,000 ton displacement cargo ship with a giant staging
 platform installed at its waterline, which can accomodate a wide 
variety of hovercraft, helicopters, fast craft and armored fighting 
vehicles.<br />
Soon after its May 2015 commissioning, the H1183 was spotted 
carrying a Zubr class heavy amphibious assault hovercraft.  The H1183 
was launched by Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard, as the smaller Chinese 
equivalent to the U.S. Mobile Landing Platform.<br />
 Its 33 meter by 120 
meter submergible platform is large enough to carry up to three Type 726
 hovercraft, which can transport one main battle tank from sea to land. 
  MLP type vessels are intended to complement traditional landing 
platform docks by providing additional, cheaper sealift capacity for 
seabasing away from existing land bases, peacetime prepositioning, 
special force operations and disaster relief. <i>Popular Science</i><br />
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Shipyards</div>
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World Maritime News</div>
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H1183 Mobile Landing Platform (MLP)

H1138 MLP cjdby.net via yexu at China Defense Forum A Soviet designed Zubr hovercraft is carried by hull "H1183" MLP. ...

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