Joint ACCESS: high-speed assault connector (HSAC) for joint expeditionary logistics
Author
Anil, Kivanc
Avcu, Mehmet
Brisar, Jon
Chaabane, Adnen
Dimas, Sotirios
King, Timothy
Peace, Steven
Perez-Villalonga, Francisco
Peterson, Derek
Reuse, Rolando
Roberts, Scott
Date
2004-12Advisor
Papoulias, Fotis
Harney, Robert
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The current notion of seabasing requires that three Battalion Landing Teams (BLT) of a
2025 Joint Expeditionary Brigade (JEB) need to be able to transit from the Sea Base to
the objective within a 10 hour period. Of the three BLTs, two of them must be
transported by surface craft a distance of no more than 200nm in sea state 4 or less.
The two surface bound BLTs need to be loaded onto the transporting craft and delivered
to shore, whether it is a port facility or austere beachhead. There is no current or
future system of connectors to meet all the time-distance, sea state, and interface
flexibility requirements for this aspect of seabasing. To meet these requirements a
High Speed Assault Connector (HSAC) is needed which either augments current or replaces
existing connector platforms to deliver and support the required forces ashore. The
Joint ACCESS is a HSAC that brings the necessary speed, payload capacity, interface
capability, and mission flexibility needed to fill the Sea Base to shore transportation
gap. With a maximum speed of 43kts and payload capacity of 800LT, 12 Joint ACCESS
trimarans can transit 200nm and fully offload in 7 hours. Its beachable design uses a
floating bow ramp to reach out to austere beaches, while its combat system suite
provides self defense in addition to robust offensive capabilities.
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