First, we have a really nice detailed diagram of 998. It looks like the well deck can only hold one LCAC, but it will also hold a couple of high speed patrol boat. I presume that these will all be used against the pirates. It also looks like the hangar is large enough to hold 4 Z-8s (assuming they do 2 side by side on top of 2 front and back). The Z-8s accompanying 998 were specially fitted with gun pods to assist in attacking pirates.
![](http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1456/998magazinediagramjuly1.jpg)
Here are some photos of the LCAC from the same magazine. Looks like the one traveling to Aden will be 3320. There is also a nice photo of LCAC going at high speed.
![](http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1400/lcacmagazinecoverjuly1.jpg)
![](http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6721/lcac3320july1.jpg)
![](http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1886/lcachighspeedjuly1.jpg)
A picture of the well deck with patrol boat.
![](http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7269/071welldeckjun29.jpg)
Finally, more pictures of 998 going on this mission.
![](http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6530/998july1.jpg)
![](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/21/998july12.jpg)
![](http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6656/998july13.jpg)
Anyway, good to see we are finally getting more details on this ship.
2 comments:
hmmm, the diagram doesn't look right to me, the lcac inside seems far too big.
even more so if one uses the z-8 helo on the deck for reference, or the flooding door on the rear section to determin the length/width ratio of the lcac.
but of course i could be wrong...
looking at videos of simulations, they could fit 2 to 4 LCAC in there, but LCAC looks just huge in this diagram
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