/k/ - Weapons

>ship doesn't have cannons

>vehicles on board the ship do have cannons

>mount vehicles securely to the deck of the ship

>shoot cannon from the ship

I see nothing wrong with that. However: an LAV falling from a deck will likely capsize and sink. The crew inside will be unconscious from the impact and drown. Even if they don't go unconscious, they will break a limb or two. Have you ever been in the sea? Swimming is a full body exercise. Swimming in full combat gear is full body hell. Swimming with a broken limb in full combat gear is a death sentence.

I know tankers don't wear any armour and have very light gear when they are not outside their vehicle, but even the helmet and boots will make things difficult.

They will drown if that thing falls off.

Shit thread, desu.

>>631957

The LAV-25 is amphibious. It'll float fine until they lower a crane to hook it up, or extract the crew with a lifeboat, granted they're unconscious. The vehicle should be used to impact ranking at IED blasts. Crashing into the water won't break it either.

>>631972

Amphibious until water comes in. All it takes is one open hatch and it will fill with water and sink like a stone.

You can see them firing from an open hatch in the image actually.

Still a shit thread.

That's the most retarded thing I've ever seen.

>>631975

If it starts going over, they'll just close them shut. They're trained for a vehicle that can work on water, you can expect them to know when to seal it fast.

>>631890

>marines use an endless empty ocean for live fire training exercises and target practice

>BETTER MAKE TWO THREADS WITH A DIFFERENT VPN EACH TIME WITH A MADE UP BASELESS STORY ATTACHED TO IT BECAUSE LOL AMERIBURGERS ARE SO STUPID XDDDDDDDDDDDDD

What if we replaced lifeboats with LAVs?

>>632066

The LAV isn't a permanent gun emplacement, it can be easily moved when more space is needed, and this is a fucking flight deck we're talking about so every square inch of deck is worth its surface area in gold plating.

>>632129

It can also, theoretically, be moved around the deck to whatever vantage point it needs to be; you don't need multible fixed guns in multiple loctions to fend off the odd nigger canoe.

>>631890

If it's stupid but it works it's not stupid.

>>632140

>>632130

>>632129

<Combat scenario where a carrier is virtually within arms reach of an enemy ship, which is basically an emergency

>Hey let's put LAVs on the deck that we have to move around all the time instead of having gun emplacements that are ready to fire from any angle

>Oh no the target circled around us, detach the LAV and roll it over there

>Who cares if the jets and choppers are scrambling and the flight crew are running around, just drive straight across the carrier

>What do you mean we need to pack extra weigh in LAV fuel, ammunition and maintenance kits all the time now

>>632173

>implying the LAVs aren't used as highly mobile light ramming platforms against small cargo vessels capable of avoiding collisions with USN Capital ships

>>632193

>LAV launches itself onto enemy ship to board it when it comes close

>>632231

>LAV launches itself at Somalian pirate vessel so the Somalians don't have to come onboard for gibs

Literally about to enlist into the reserves as an 0313 LAV Crewman.

Cant wait to scrub these LAVs for eight hours using a wire brush.

Well when your entire navy is sinking, it's nice to have something around that floats.

>>632232

I'm sure America would only do that if the Somalian pirates turned out to be Al-Shabaab.

>>632252

>implying you'll actually do anything in the reserves

Have fun in boot I guess.