story of a watchkeeping officer - leaving for Europe and for good...

entri kembali bekerja...

this is NineMikeCharlieZuluThree...again..ngahaha

leaving for Europe on monday...joining MT BUNGA MELATI 3...my old lady again in Genoa....yeah..its good to meet the old sweet lady again...

like i posted earlier....i went on my first tour of duty as an officer on board the same ship...and god is great i was told that the same ship is the one where i`ll get promoted...thanx a lot o great god who owns the vast oceans..the sky and the universe...

looking ahead...it will be much tougher than before..higher ranks means greater responsibilities (and much lucrative pay)...i had to went through vettings...inspections and meeting company high expectations...plus gaining trust from my fellow mates and master...while at the same time keeping my head cool and competent while carrying out duties at all times...

hopefully..everything went well in this tour...

gonna miss my ride...my good friends...familia...and all my mates who are now at shore...on holidays...

GOD SPEED...FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS....


-come to sea and see for yourself-

kapal best - Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)

entri amphibious assault....american style...

no beach is out of reach...power

its been awhile since my last post on superb ships of the world....and here is a Landing Craft Air Cushion...from the one and only global superpower..the United States of America...

The LCAC as it is known is an amphibious landing craft..capable of carrying 60 tonnes of load..from military vehicles and equipments to 24 troops at one time..deployed from amphibious assault ship with well deck...a transport model can seat 180 fully equipped troops
Initially the craft is powered by 4 Avco-Lycoming TF-40B gas turbines (2 for propulsion/2 for lift) of 16,000 horsepower sustained...this craft can go up to 40 knots with full load and 75 knots maximum before going for ship life extention programme which saw 4 Vericor Power Systems ETF-40B gas turbines with Full Authority Digital Engine Control being fitted...further enhanced the craft capability...The four main engines are all used for lift and all used for main propulsion. They are interchangeable for redundancy.

Their payload and speed mean more forces reach the shore in a shorter time, with shorter intervals between trips. The air cushion allows this vehicle to reach more than 70 percent of the world's coastline..which also includes arctic coastlines...

 amphibious capabilities in horde...run when u see them...

USN operates 74 units of LCAC under Assault Craft Unit 4 and Assault Craft Unit 5 both based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek,Norfolk Virgina and Bellows Air Force Base,Hawaii.

6 unit were purchased and operated by Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.

 power..!!

-come to sea and see for yourself-

story of a watchkeeping officer - jet yg aku buat kat rumah...

entri F-4S PAHNTOM II....jet amareka makan budak...


lepas je aku siap F/A-18E yg aku beli dari Rotterdam time kat kapal dlu...ak dah sangkut dengan hobi baru nih....maka aku dgn bantuan kenalan2 yg pro menjual set F-4S nih....

ini adalah salah satu sebab kenapa aku kurang menaip...haha...ralit weyh.....
anwyay...enjoice dgn hasil kerja fighter jet tua yg x seberapa nih.....

1/72 F-4S Phantom II dari Italeri...

kokpit dan fuselage...

macam jet yg dah decomissioned...haha

kaler...ni warna USMC VMFA 232 Red Devils...

siap colouring dan decals nya....

8 bijik missile...3 bijik tangki minyak...peh..

jet tua yg hensem...power dr amareka..

dua generasi yg bergandingan...power...

-come to sea and see for yourself-