Bangladesh Navy

[BDforever]

what???..... there was never any word from any govt official regarding an LPD!!! :O

well might be it is in long-term plan

 

[bdslph]

BD Gov should thinking for deployment to UN missions the SWADS

 

[Ideas_R_Bulletproof]

well might be it is in long-term plan

may be.... but its really confusing.... even on 22nd June the Minister said that the there are plans for "helicopter-carrying missile frigates with three-dimensional capabilities and missile corvettes with two-dimensional capabilities".... lets see where we go from here.....

 

[Bilal9]

may be.... but its really confusing.... even on 22nd June the Minister said that the there are plans for "helicopter-carrying missile frigates with three-dimensional capabilities and missile corvettes with two-dimensional capabilities".... lets see where we go from here.....

If we do get one (or more than one) LPD it is a foregone conclusion what it is for. UN use. Cash Cow...

The Makassar class LPD cost $50 million from Daewoo (DSME) last I heard. The Govt. won't spring for that kind of money unless the UN was willing to pay rent for deploying the army overseas. Plus it won't piss anybody off in the South block in Delhi (Hasina angle) since it doesn't have anything but defensive armaments.

And you remember the landing craft that were being built in Khulna Shipyard a while back (Shakti Sanchar etc.)? The LPD's are supposed to carry a few of those, a few Mi-17's and a few BTR-80's for UN force multiplication missions overseas. 'Few' however may be an understatement in the latter case. I think the cloud should start clearing about now ...

 

[Ideas_R_Bulletproof]

If we do get one (or more than one) LPD it is a foregone conclusion what it is for. UN use. Cash Cow...

The Makassar class LPD cost $50 million from Daewoo (DSME) last I heard. The Govt. won't spring for that kind of money unless the UN was willing to pay rent for deploying the army overseas. Plus it won't piss anybody off in the South block in Delhi (Hasina angle) since it doesn't have anything but defensive armaments.

And you remember the landing craft that were being built in Khulna Shipyard a while back (Shakti Sanchar etc.)? The LPD's are supposed to carry a few of those, a few Mi-17's and a few BTR-80's for UN force multiplication missions overseas. 'Few' however may be an understatement in the latter case. I think the cloud should start clearing about now ...

thats right.... these ships can only be useful for UN missions, as we don't have any outlying islands to protect like Indonesia or Philippines....

these may not be armed, but these are purely offensive platforms..... they're never supposed to be armed.... take a look at the UN Navy LHDs/LPDs/LSDs.... they're all lightly armed.... but their main purpose is to land troops on hostile beaches.... thats aggressive.... power projection.... their protection is always in the hands of escort ships..... India got one LPD from the US, and before delivering it, the US had a lot of words about its usage.... so, I believe such a ship WILL raise eyebrows if we are to order even one.....

and its true that we are building landing craft ourselves, but that doesn't mean the crafts will fit into LPD's dock.... they were not meant for that when designed.... the 42m LCUs being built at KSY may be too big for the Makassar-class.... but the 25.6m LCTs being being at DEW Narayanganj may be a fit.... Shakti Shanchar won't fit in any ship of any navy..... its 66m and weighs several thousand tons....

and regarding helicopters, I don't think they will carry Mi-17s.... too big for ship operations.... will need dedicated naval transport helicopters.....

 

[Nike]

thats right.... these ships can only be useful for UN missions, as we don't have any outlying islands to protect like Indonesia or Philippines....

these may not be armed, but these are purely offensive platforms..... they're never supposed to be armed.... take a look at the UN Navy LHDs/LPDs/LSDs.... they're all lightly armed.... but their main purpose is to land troops on hostile beaches.... thats aggressive.... power projection.... their protection is always in the hands of escort ships..... India got one LPD from the US, and before delivering it, the US had a lot of words about its usage.... so, I believe such a ship WILL raise eyebrows if we are to order even one.....

and its true that we are building landing craft ourselves, but that doesn't mean the crafts will fit into LPD's dock.... they were not meant for that when designed.... the 42m LCUs being built at KSY may be too big for the Makassar-class.... but the 25.6m LCTs being being at DEW Narayanganj may be a fit.... Shakti Shanchar won't fit in any ship of any navy..... its 66m and weighs several thousand tons....

and regarding helicopters, I don't think they will carry Mi-17s.... too big for ship operations.... will need dedicated naval transport helicopters.....

Bell 412 EP, Fennec, AW-109, Bolcow 105, Lynx, Wildcat, Eurocopter Dauphin or Panther that's the kind of Helicopter which can be operate from Makassar class.

 

[BDforever]

Bell 412 EP, Fennec, AW-109, Bolcow 105, Lynx, Wildcat, Eurocopter Dauphin or Panther that's the kind of Helicopter which can be operate from Makassar class.

Makassar class is very cheap Indonesia contacted 4 Makassar for $150 million only

 

[Nike]

Makassar class is very cheap Indonesia contacted 4 Makassar for $150 million only

for hull only, mission suit and etc equipment is in another cash, we spent almost 600 million US dollar for 4 ships. Total cash needed for for one Makassar class is around 220 million bucks if we looking the Philippine deals recently.

 

[BDforever]

for hull only, mission suit and etc equipment is in another cash, we spent almost 600 million US dollar for 4 ships. Total cash needed for for one Makassar class is around 220 million bucks if we looking the Philippine deals recently.

 

[Nike]

quite cheap if you compare it with Algeria or Thailand order

 

[BDforever]

quite cheap if you compare it with Algeria or Thailand order

i would prefer Dokdo class then

 

[Nike]

i would prefer Dokdo class then

Dokdo will cost more than 1 billion dollar then, i can tell you. They had been trying to sell their Dokdo class to us in recent year

 

[BDforever]

Dokdo will cost more than 1 billion dollar then, i can tell you. They had been trying to sell their Dokdo class to us in recent year

no, it is around $350-400 million

 

[Nike]

no, it is around $350-400 million

from where?

the platform and equipment itself will cost more than 600 million bucks, you will need more than 300 million bucks to add more than 10 Naval helos to equip the Dokdos, and you need to adding more than six LVT-7A to make Dokdo working as amphibious assault platform system not just a floating helicopter decks.

And no need to mention, Dokdo will forming as the core center of Fleet task group, you need more than one adequate surface combatant vessel in which has three dimensional warfare systems to accompany Dokdo class. Indonesian LPD is built around 4 unit Sigma class, and 3 unit Fatahillah class as their escort vessel. Dokdo need more than that.

 

[Ideas_R_Bulletproof]

for hull only, mission suit and etc equipment is in another cash, we spent almost 600 million US dollar for 4 ships. Total cash needed for for one Makassar class is around 220 million bucks if we looking the Philippine deals recently.

thats more like it..... I got really surprised to see the price thats been floating around.... it seemed almost unreal.... $200 million+ is more of a real world number.... thanks for chipping in with the details....