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....a typical Marine squadron for these aircraft deployed aboard an LHD and or land based unit.

 

OV-10? 

A-4F?

AV-8A?

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What era? Land based units ere typically closerto 24 aircraft in 70s and 80s, while closer to 18 90s and later. Point of interest, the OV-10 was tested to take off from the Tarawa's, could land w/o a hook. But not used operationally.

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All. For deployments on the LHA's. The Sea Control scenario is when no ground troops are aboard. Just Harrier Carrier. But it is Six, cut as a Det. from the VMA to the HMM usually from what I understand. I could be wrong but not completely incorrect. As far as the A-4's are concerned 24 sounds right. OV-10's could, as you said operate from LHA's, but never deployed in that manner operationally.

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Checked the Osprey Harrier Books.

 

ODS. Three Land Based squadrons had average of 20 apiece. The USS Nassau had 20. The USS Tarawa had a Det. of 6.

 

In OIF I, The two Wasp class had 24 each. The USS Bonhomme Richard and USS Bataan deployed as "Harrier Carriers." USS Nassau and USS Tarawa had a Det. of 6 each. Total of 76 in theater. 60 on boats. 16 at Al Jaber, Kuwait.

 

So 22 and six seems to fit.

Edited by CrazyhorseB34

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Thanks fellas for the answers. Now I know how to proceed.

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