Can QM2 be used as a troop ship?

Ray Goldenberg , asked:

Didn't the British Government use a passenger ship during the
Falkland's war?

Hi Ray,

Yes the Brithis used the QE2 during what my Argentine acquaintences refer to
as, "Th eInvasion of the Islas Malinas". Most other folks refer to the islands
as the Falklands.

The other Ray

High capacity airplanes (like 747s and even C5As) require very good
runways. War doesn't always break out in places where such are
available. For moving large volumes of men and materiel to virtually
anywhere in the world big ships are hard to beat. The US Navy
maintains, in the reserve fleet, a large complement of very fast
large, very fast cargo ships to meet just such needs.

That being said, I doubt the QM2 was designed for conversion to
trooping duty for all the reasons offered by others.

David

"Tom & Linda" wrote in message . net...

The whole concept of warfare has changed so significantly that I'm not sure
something like that even needs to be considered.

Today we're looking at things like:

Mid air refueling of stealth fighters and stealth bombers to get them to
areas of engagement.
Commercial and military jets to move troops quickly to where they're needed
(just like when the Boeing 707 ended the need for ocean liners).
Moving carrier fleets to get your fighter jets and cruise missiles to where
you might need them.
Fighter jets based near our US cities that can get in the air quickly to
defend against terrorist activities.

I'm just not sure that moving 5,000+ troops at 25+ knots by a single ship
does that much for you. Jets are just so much quicker.

Though I'm guessing most any company would offer up anything needed by the
government in case of real emergency.

--Tom

In article ,
(David Seifert) wrote:

That being said, I doubt the QM2 was designed for conversion to
trooping duty for all the reasons offered by others.


Yeah about the only changes needed to change from passenger airliner to
military airlift command for troops is to get the cabin attendants used to
having them put their personal firearms in the overhead bin. Same could be
done for the QM 2 in a couple seconds.
The different stateroom configurations would also lend well to the
military as the generals would get the best rooms, followed by the rest of the
ranks.
The military has standing agreements with most US airlines to
essentially "press gang" a certain number of planes and crews if needed for
immediate transfer of troops. It would be interesting to know if any similar
agreements are in place reference to troop transfer via ocean.

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On 26 Apr 2004 14:49:58 GMT, pamnot (Zegarskis)
wrote:

Let me see you put 5000+ people on a jet.
Clay

Clay,

Have you flown in coach recently? vbg
Ray

I've flown "on" Coach.......Hubby.

LOL

On 04/26/2004 11:22 AM Zegarskis wrote:

Ray Goldenberg , asked:





Didn't the British Government use a passenger ship during the
Falkland's war?



Hi Ray,

Yes the Brithis used the QE2 during what my Argentine acquaintences refer to
as, "Th eInvasion of the Islas Malinas". Most other folks refer to the islands
as the Falklands.

The other Ray


That's Islas Malvinas. What "most other folks?.

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"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 15:22:17 GMT, "Tom & Linda"
wrote:

It's the day of Pentium notebook computers, stealth fighters and cruise
missiles... ships were valuable for transporting millions of troops back
in
the days of slide rules.

Hi Tom,

Didn't the British Government use a passenger ship during the
Falkland's war?


Wasn't that about 20 years ago?

They didn't even have laptop computers back then. That's when you had an
IBM with 2 disk drives.

That was during the last ice age.

--Tom

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:01:04 GMT, "Tom & Linda"
wrote:

Wasn't that about 20 years ago?

They didn't even have laptop computers back then. That's when you had an
IBM with 2 disk drives.

That was during the last ice age.

Hi Tom,

You sure know how to make a guy feel old. ;+)

Best regards,
Ray
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"David Seifert" wrote in message
om...
High capacity airplanes (like 747s and even C5As) require very good
runways. War doesn't always break out in places where such are
available. For moving large volumes of men and materiel to virtually
anywhere in the world big ships are hard to beat.

Let me know if you figure out how to get a ship like the QM2 to a country
like Switzerland. vbg

That I gotta see.

PS... all you need is a country in the same region with good runways.

--Tom


The US Navy
maintains, in the reserve fleet, a large complement of very fast
large, very fast cargo ships to meet just such needs.

That being said, I doubt the QM2 was designed for conversion to
trooping duty for all the reasons offered by others.

David

"Tom & Linda" wrote in message
. net...

The whole concept of warfare has changed so significantly that I'm not
sure
something like that even needs to be considered.

Today we're looking at things like:

Mid air refueling of stealth fighters and stealth bombers to get them to
areas of engagement.
Commercial and military jets to move troops quickly to where they're
needed
(just like when the Boeing 707 ended the need for ocean liners).
Moving carrier fleets to get your fighter jets and cruise missiles to
where
you might need them.
Fighter jets based near our US cities that can get in the air quickly to
defend against terrorist activities.

I'm just not sure that moving 5,000+ troops at 25+ knots by a single
ship
does that much for you. Jets are just so much quicker.

Though I'm guessing most any company would offer up anything needed by
the
government in case of real emergency.

--Tom

"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:01:04 GMT, "Tom & Linda"
wrote:

Wasn't that about 20 years ago?

They didn't even have laptop computers back then. That's when you had an
IBM with 2 disk drives.

That was during the last ice age.

Hi Tom,

You sure know how to make a guy feel old. ;+)


Beats the alternative....

--Tom

Tom & Linda" wrote:

Wasn't that about 20 years ago?

They didn't even have laptop computers back then. That's when you had an
IBM with 2 disk drives.

That was during the last ice age.

Sometime during the thaw melt from your ice age—in 1986—I got my first PC,
a Mac Plus. It isn't a laptop, but it does fit on my lap quite nicely. ;-)

Oh, and it still works just fine. (You don't need double gigs for everything.)

Plus, it's cute.

Antiques Roadshow 2036 or Bust.