Japan picks MV-22 Osprey for tilt-rotor aircraft purchase

[Hamartia Antidote]

And bringing fear into chinese hearts, ha ha.

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[war is peace]

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Why this map?

 

[war is peace]

Distance Between Shanghai and Fukue Airport

Why this map c?

 

[war is peace]

Why the map c?

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Why the map c?

Because these are out of range
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[Penguin]

advanced but not there quite yet so it's better to purchase from the Americans

As the F2 adventured showed, the US doesn't want Japan to develop some things for itself....

 

[RISING SUN]

I would love for this to be patrolling all around the world, escorted by JMSDF's very own Carrier Strike Group 1; surrounded by 2 Kongo Class AEGIS GM Destroyers, 1 Atago Class AEGIS GM Destroyer, 2 Shirane Class Destroyer, 2 Akizuki Class GM Destroyer, and 4 Soryu Class Attack Submarines. Followed by Troop transports, Hospital Ships, et al.

The Rising Sun's Shadow bringing stability and safety to the corners of the globe. Terrorists and enemies of Japan beware...

Why do take my name again and again!!! LOL... Btw on topic. Yes only thing which JN lacks is ship based air power. It will be really great to see JN operating these carriers on long deployment services. Maybe a joint exercise with IN in Arabian Sea and western pacific waters to test something...

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

We are quite advanced. But we also like advanced American toys.

Next up..upgrade to V44.

 

[Echo_419]

Yes, it is: (top is Izumo Class, bottom is the proposed full sized carrier)

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Finally a proper carrier
On topic Great news Both are extremely capable platforms

 

[Echo_419]

It is in the design phase. And we are very serious about it.

The plan is to maintain the 2 units of the Hyuga Class Light Carriers, 2 Units of the Izumo Class Light Carriers, and 2 Supercarriers (planned) for the JMSDF Combined Fleet.

No medium sized carriers

 

[gambit]

The Osprey is going to be the F-16 of the VTOL aircrafts, which includes the helo. There will be situations where a helo will be more suitable than the tilt-rotor, such as small landing sites or lift capabilities, but for general utilities, the move towards the tilt-rotor is inevitable.

 

[Aepsilons]

Will it be optimized for the F-35 or for the new Japanese stealth aircraft in development?

Catapults?

If Catapults will be installed, then it may be possible for us to use the Mitsubishi F-3 Fighters in addition to the F-35 II Bs. Perhaps 2 -3 squadrons of F-2s will grace the Carrier.

 

[Aepsilons]

The Osprey is going to be the F-16 of the VTOL aircrafts, which includes the helo. There will be situations where a helo will be more suitable than the tilt-rotor, such as small landing sites or lift capabilities, but for general utilities, the move towards the tilt-rotor is inevitable.

Correct, Sir. The V-22 Ospreys will be useful in not only quick dispatch of Japanese JGSDF to hot zones, plus, can make rapid inventory drop offs from Carrier platforms.

Japanese soldiers can be dropped of to rapidly reinforce positions:

JGSDF can send in artillery mounts rapidly,

Or other armored vehicles,

 

[Carlosa]

If Catapults will be installed, then it may be possible for us to use the Mitsubishi F-3 Fighters in addition to the F-35 II Bs. Perhaps 2 -3 squadrons of F-2s will grace the Carrier.

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Well, the F-2's would have to be brand new of a new version designed for carrier operations, I think that would be too costly.

Better to spend a bit more and have catapults and all the new options that they will allow. I think the F-3 will be great in that carrier.

 

[gambit]

The V-22 Ospreys will be part of the aviation units of the Izumo-Class Light Aircraft Carrier.

Here is why the Osprey will be, to use a cliche, a 'game changer' for the military balance in Asia, assuming that Japan is committed to the Osprey's deployment to her navy.

In military operations, once a site is built and manned, whether that site is for disaster relief operations or an outpost designed to established even a minimum presence or a full blown garrison, that site is called a 'steady state' operation unit. The tilt-rotor with its ability to operate in difficult terrain and much longer range than the helo, is ideal as a forward recon platform to find and analyze potential steady state sites. Once such a site is established and manned, the helo can take over because any operation conducted by that site will be within communication proximity in order to have adequate support. The tilt-rotor's advantages over the helo are minimal at this point.

This will enable Japan's tilt-rotor fleet to essentially continuously leap frog and return-to-base (RTB) throughout the Pacific immediately surrounding Japan. Any place that a helo can land and deploy personnel, the Osprey can do and with longer reach. The Osprey can also provide long duration support to those sites that cannot be reached by the helo. So even if there is just a minimum garrison of any type by Japan, as long as there is sufficient landing area, the Osprey will be there to give a continuous Japanese presence. Coupled this capability with a helo carrier and the Japanese navy will just a hair's breadth, metaphorically speaking, away from being a true fixed wing carrier navy.

So as far as the military balance goes, if Japan continues on this path, Japan will be able to exert a military influence in Asia faster than China can with China's fixed wing carrier program.