2005年1月,浩瀚的大西洋上,美国海军一支两栖编队正紧张地进行着演习……这支舰队由“奇尔沙治”号两栖攻击舰担任旗舰,编队内还有2艘与旗舰相当的两栖舰艇,另外还有3艘水面舰艇和1 艘长时间潜伏在水下的攻击型核潜艇。虽然只有7艘舰艇,但这支海上编队力量所显示的强大攻防能力仍不可小觑。那么,这到底是什么编队呢?军事爱好者对美国海军最传统最常用的两种海上编队模式恐怕都不陌生——航母战斗群和 In January 2005, on an expanse of the Atlantic, an amphibious formation of the U.S. Navy was nervously carrying out exercises ... The fleet was the flagship of the amphibious assault ship “Chilsarism.” There were also two flagship vessels in the formation Amphibious ships, in addition to three surface ships and a long-submarine attack submarine. Although only seven ships, but the power of offensive forces demonstrated by the sea offensive and defensive capabilities can not be underestimated. Well, what exactly is this formations? Military enthusiasts are no strangers to the two most commonly used modes of naval formation at sea in the U.S. Navy. Aircraft carrier battle groups and